Miners' Promise: legacy for mining families
This year has been a year of high profile international mining accidents. The Chilean incident ended well and all the 33 entrapped miners were rescued but the incident at the Pike River mine near New...
View ArticleMagellan may have been polluting since 2009
Magellan Metals is being investigated over lead contamination after tests revealed lead at Fremantle where it exports in sealed bags.
View ArticleWorkSafe hunts dodgy funeral practitioners
WorkSafe inspectors will be on the lookout for dodgy funeral practices when they tour regional Western Australia in the coming months.
View ArticleMagellan Metals says lead allegations are false
Magellan Metals says test results which showed lead levels inside its transport containers near Perth were incorrect.
View ArticlePut roll bars on quad bikes, says farm safety expert
Farm safety experts say deaths from four wheel motor bikes on farms could be reduced by 30 per cent with the use of roll bars.
View ArticleAnother lead scare in WA
The company which caused lead contamination at a town in Western Australia has ceased operations due to a new lead scare at Fremantle. Magellan Metals has been transporting lead through Fremantle port...
View ArticleMining safety campaigner named WA local hero
Helen Fitzroy lost her husband in a mining accident 20 years ago. Last year she founded support organisation Miners' Promise and has been named WA Local Hero of the year for her work.
View ArticleMP Martin Aldridge wants cancer compensation provisions extended to all...
A WA Nationals MP wants state and federal governments to consider extending cancer compensation provisions to all firefighters.
View ArticleCME says mine safety report underlines need to address worker fatigue
The Chamber of Minerals and Energy (CME) says a report on mine safety highlights the importance of continually learning from past mistakes.
View ArticleBullying allegations at major WA ports described as 'toxic', probed by Worksafe
Worksafe is investigating the State Government authority in charge of three major Western Australian ports amid claims of a "toxic" culture of workplace bullying.
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