PART 1 - Tracking mining health

The Queensland government Mines Inspectorate is in the process of redefining its role in relation to the health of mine workers with a proposal on the table to introduce a revamped health surveillance scheme. Brian Lyne, Chief Inspector of Coal Mines with the Queensland Mines Inspectorate believes the new system will contribute to a step change in safety performance in the mining industry. Click here to read entire article.

PART 2 - Hidden costs of health

Privacy laws and voluntary early retirement payouts are believed to be one of the unseen reasons behind the termination of an estimated 30 to 50 coal miners in Queensland every year. There may well be a similar number or persons affected in the metalliferous mine, quarries and extractive industries and until there is a structure to capture and analyse the information the true figures will remain unknown. Click here to read entire article.