RESEARCH THEME

Health and safety

Research programs and groups

Gaps in the Understanding and Management of Particulates: research program in the Minerals Industry Safety and Health Centre

Dust and Respiratory Health: research program in the Minerals Industry Safety and Health Centre

Human Aspects of Mining Automation: research program in the Minerals Industry Safety and Health Centre

Artificial Intelligence for Health, Safety and Environmental Risk Management: research program in the Minerals Industry Safety and Health Centre

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UQ-developed course could help industry prepare for new mining regulations

Published on: 18 February 2025

Risk management know-how developed by the Sustainable Minerals Institute could help Queensland’s roll-out of new safety laws designed to reduce mining fatalities.
New project aims to improve return to work pathways for workers with dust lung diseases

Published on: 10 June 2024

A new research project aims to improve 'return to work' pathways for workers diagnosed with dust lung diseases.
How safe are Australia’s mines? New analysis shows reform has been stalled for a decade

Published on: 18 March 2024
New virtual Centre to drive organisational and leadership excellence

Published on: 15 February 2024

Organisational improvement and leadership expertise from across The University of Queensland will be focused on improving outcomes for all sectors, including industry and government, through a new virtual Centre hosted by the Sustainable Minerals Institute.
UQ develops tool to identify dust lung disease risk

Published on: 9 January 2024

A new dust testing methodology developed by University of Queensland researchers offers workers better protection from diseases such as black lung and silicosis.
In Conversation with Ben Seligmann: a new method of risk analysis

Published on: 14 February 2023

Dr Ben Seligmann is a Research Fellow at SMI's Minerals Industry Safety and Health Centre specialising in risk management and hazard identification methods - we sat down with Ben to discuss a new project he has been working on.
Industry research funding to investigate the human aspects of mining automation

Published on: 16 November 2020

As the role of automation in the mining industry increases, researchers from The University of Queensland’s Sustainable Minerals Institute (SMI) have secured funding from the mining industry to ensure increased system automation is not detrimental to safety and health.