The Queensland Minister responsible for mine safety said a safety report was damning on companies and their behaviour. An injured mine worker has asked "Where's the minister's role in this? He's been in charge of mine safety since 2015! #Mining #qldpol #MiningSafety https://t.co/rOh4GdsJIH
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Management boosts FIFO mine safety with 'classy' conditions https://t.co/CnsgjzUnoq #Mining #safety #fifo #lifestyle #Accommodation #luxury
Wireless video helps safely control vehicles without human operators https://t.co/MNcXqFByVa #underground #Mining #safety #automation #Autonomous #driverless #trucks #Wireless #whatsnew
Employers cannot make outsourced staff work 12.5 hour shifts during holidays without offering extra pay or leave say judges https://t.co/OC4Ba4WHDh #Mining #labourhire #holidays #industrialrelations #
New Australian coal projects move to Canada due to Palaszczuk's 'excessive' revenue raising https://t.co/5wsmp3FFgK #coal #Mining #Project #offshore #tax #Queensland
New Acland accelerates reopening and will hire another 500+ Queenslanders https://t.co/2YJMxSXn3Y #coal #Mining #fasttrack #reopening #approved #Queensland
'Most powerful' driverless, electric vehicle takes at least 180 minutes to recharge https://t.co/IWtcvRXkeS #Mining #safety #automation #battery #ElectricVehicles #diesel #FossilFuels #whatsnew
Investigators let production restart without concluding how Qld FIFO workers died https://t.co/d2AmN8DnhK #underground #Mining #safety #fifo #fatality #Death #reopening #Queensland
Protestor charged with common assault after 'badly' shaking coal employees https://t.co/r5M4L6Tor7 #coal #Mining #project #Crime #assault #safety #Queensland
Dartbrook coal mine could reopen in as little as three months https://t.co/kyJdvJV8qY #coal #Mining #project #OpeningDay #funding
New 'transformation' taskforce will help prevent more mine deaths https://t.co/zkYLwz7D5R #underground #Mining #taskforce #fatality #Death #Queensland
700,000 people sue BHP for their share in $65.3B of compensation https://t.co/WjBKYDD1RR #Mining #safety #disaster #collapse #compensation #lawsuit
'Interior area' inspection goes horribly wrong and claims three lives https://t.co/siDXv6NJAi #underground #Mining #safety #fatality #death #inspection
21+ workers die from 'chain' blasts across five coal mines https://t.co/OrINA8nrqx #underground #coal #Mining #Fatality #Death #explosion
'Careless' loader operator ram-raided plant and nobody noticed until the next morning https://t.co/pPUkH99xV9 #Mining #safety #Crime #security #electrical
Staff should report employers who fire them for raising safety concerns says industry https://t.co/kTPpIIctGX #Mining #safety #termination #fired #industrialrelations #fairwork
Mining company sacks up to 200 employees then expands offshore presence https://t.co/9LR5QrC4qe #Mining #offshore #expansion #redundancies #termination #industrialrelations #fairwork
Employer investigates 'complacency' after 17 workers tragically died in less than two years https://t.co/Jm8XMUNs72 #underground #Mining #mining #safety #Fatality #Death
BHP fatalities, injuries will decrease if female employees increase says boss https://t.co/MtKqChLzwI #Mining #safety #Fatality #injury #Diversity #women
Mining boss electrifies 85 per cent of diesel vehicles due to 'climate change' belief https://t.co/hJil5fetKG #Mining #utilityvehicle #Utes #diesel #FossilFuels #electriccars #climatechange
Concerned worker sacked after complaining to supervisor https://t.co/HxSs2kOZ6P #Mining #approved #whistleblowers #fairwork #terminate