A concrete cleaning product was amongst the winners of the 8th annual Safe Work Australia Awards in Canberra at the end of April.
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Quarry workers recently took to the limelight when shooting started for a video to raise awareness of safe work, good posture and ergonomics.
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Young workers under 26 years of age are the most likely to be injured in the workplace and less likely to claim compensation.
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Australia’s first comprehensive study of the sector's contribution to vocational education shows that training is on the agenda to cover shortages of labour in the industry.
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A US quarry company is being taken to court over mass shootings in 2011
that killed three men at a Californian quarry and cement plant.
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International Women’s Day recently provided causes for celebration for
women in the resources industry and recognition that more work is
needed.
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A victim of a construction workplace accident in Victoria has begun
campaigning on the benefits of returning to work as soon as possible
after an accident.
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Workers at a Hanson quarry have taken protected industrial action over
pay conditions but negotiations between the company and its employees
remain deadlocked.
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For the first time in more than a century, no deaths have been recorded in Western Australia’s resources industry.
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Women working across Australia’s vast resources sector can now benefit
from the industry’s first dedicated virtual mentoring program, supported
by private and government channels.
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Finalists in the 8th annual Safe Work Australia Awards have been
announced by Rex Hoy, the chief executive officer of Safe Work
Australia.
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The jobs of nine Boral Quarries employees in Yallourn North, eight
kilometres northeast of Moe, Victoria, are under threat, with the
business' closure looming within weeks.
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