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

Highlight projects

RISKGATE: on-line body of knowledge providing event-specific controls for people who conduct and/or develop risk assessments, audits, incident investigations and management systems.

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UQ to upskill miners across Latin America

Published on: 1 July 2025

Queensland experts will deliver mine safety and sustainability training across resource-rich regions of Latin America as part of an Australian transnational education program supporting the development of skilled workforces in the critical minerals sector.
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.