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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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.
Health and safety, particulates and future challenges - a conversation with Professor David Cliff

Published on: 11 May 2020

Professor David Cliff has been with the Sustainable Minerals Institute’s Mineral Industry Safety and Health Centre (MISHC) for over 19 years, but his work in the field reflects extends far before that.
SMI's dust monitoring research bolstered by industry scholarship

Published on: 5 March 2020

Mineral Industry Safety and Health Centre OHS research manager Nikky LaBranche’s efforts to fill the gaps in Australia’s understanding of particulate matter has been bolstered by a highly sought-after AusIMM Education Endowment Fund (EEF) Postgraduate Scholarship.