In a period of global economic uncertainty, coupled with a skills shortage in the minerals and extractive industries, the importance of training and aiding Read more

In a period of global economic uncertainty, coupled with a skills shortage in the minerals and extractive industries, the importance of training and aiding Read more
SkillsDMC, the national industry skills council for the drilling, mining, quarrying and civil infrastructure sectors, is urging the resources and civil infrastructure industries to Read more
Recently my wife, Pam, and I were sitting on our front porch with our grandkids, Donovan (five) and Delaney (four), watching the light airplanes Read more
With the aid of Geoscience Australia?s new Sensitive High Resolution Ion Microprobe (SHRIMP), scientists have identified rocks from South Australia?s Eyre Peninsula which are Read more
The co-author of a five year research project into Australia?s occupational health and safety (OH&S) inspectorates says greater union influence is essential to workplace Read more
About 37 million years ago, I was startled awake from a lengthy geologic nap. A huge explosion shook the rocks around me. Somewhere in Read more
In November 2008, WorkSafe Victoria prosecuted20-year-old Seymour man Matthew Garry Ward after he posted a video of himself doing stunts on a forklift on Read more
The guidance note provides a practical guide on how to assess and minimise exposure to solar ultraviolet (UV) radiation at work. This is a Read more
Boral?s Deer Park Quarry is one of its largest operations in Australia, producing basalt products for both internal and external customers. The site also Read more
Last December, I was in the Qantas lounge, and a vaguely familiar man approached me.
?You?re Virginia?, he said. ?I?m Bruce. You may not Read more