The Western Australian Government has followed the lead of Australia’s eastern states to deliver new workplace exposure standards for silica and coal dust.
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Machinery operators, drivers faced highest number of workplace fatalities in 2019
Safe Work Australia has released updated work health and safety statistics, which compiles national data on all workers and bystanders injured at work.
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New method for identifying airborne particles discovered
Researchers from Japan’s Kanazawa University have found a method for identifying the sources of particulate matter.
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Safe Work Australia provides resources for revised RCS levels
Safe Work Australia has published a checklist and further information to assist in updated workplace exposure standards for respirable crystalline silica.
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Queensland Government starts mandatory lung health checks, silica dust limits
Lung health checks and harsher dust limits for quarries and mines have taken effect in Queensland to prevent industry-specific diseases such as respirable crystalline silica.
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Earth Resources makes temporary changes to Victorian quarries
Earth Resources Regulation has made changes to the compliance activities of quarries and mines across Victoria as part of the state’s COVID-19 restrictions.
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Resources Regulator to tackle health, safety risks in quarries
A new list of compliance priorities from the NSW Resources Regulator have been announced for the rest of 2020 to tackle safety in the extractive, petroleum and mining industries.
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Brady report on Queensland quarry fatalities explained
As part of an educational session for the quarrying industry, forensic structural engineer Dr Sean Brady has presented his recommendations on how the industry can reduce its fatality, serious accident and high potential incident rates.
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Queensland industrial manslaughter offences put into effect
Queensland’s hard-hitting mine and quarry safety laws have become active as of 1 July, with senior officers facing potentially more severe penalties for workplace fatalities.
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NSW promotes dust health competency in quarries, mines
The New South Wales Mine Safety Advisory Council is striving to wipe away the threat of dust at mines and quarries through a new awareness campaign, as the state ramps up its crackdown on dust exposure.
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