A new dust testing methodology developed by University of Queensland researchers offers workers better protection from diseases such as black lung and silicosis.
Mining managers could soon have a map of their project’s risks at their fingertips as a University of Queensland (UQ) team prepares to present industry with a new risk management approach.
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.
Fatigue management in Queensland’s mining industry has improved considerably in recent years but more needs to be done to understand the relationship with mental health according to a new report by The University of Queensland’s Sustainable Minerals Institute (SMI).
The Sustainable Minerals Institute Minerals Industry Safety and Health Centre recently held the Fifth Dust and Respiratory Health Forum, bringing together experts, advancements and latest trends in the management of dust and mine dust lung diseases
The University of Queensland’s Sustainable Minerals Institute has received close to $2.4 million from the Queensland Government Office of Industrial Relations for research into occupational dust lung diseases.
The Dust and Respiratory Health Forum brings together experts from around the world and features the advancements and latest trends in the management of dust and mine dust lung diseases.
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.
