Resources Safety & Health Queensland

Emerald and Biloela – HEART5 is coming your way in November! Call 1300 445 715 to book your appointment. Retired and former Queensland mine and quarry workers get a FREE lung health check from RSHQ on the Heart of Australia HEART5 Mobile Health Unit. The state-of-the-art HEART5 offers detailed lung checks to detect mine dust lung disease early, so you can get support sooner. https://lnkd.in/gviV3sh

Attention all legal professionals with a background in regulatory litigation. Resources Safety and Health Queensland (RSHQ) is seeking an experienced lawyer to join our high performing in-house legal team for the resources safety regulator of Queensland.   If you are an energetic and passionate lawyer with experience managing litigation matters in a complex regulatory environment, and you are motivated to play an integral role in RSHQ’s vision of achieving zero serious harm, this role may be ideal for you! The role is challenging but rewarding and you will help to support the litigation function with RSHQ’s legal team. The types of litigation work you will be involved in is complex and varied, running across each of the four safety regimes administered by RSHQ, and often involving novel legal points! Applications for the role of Senior Lawyer, Litigation, RSHQ Legal (PO5) are now sought for a full-time (temporary 12 months) position in Brisbane with the possibility of an extension.   As the Senior Lawyer for the litigation branch, you will be responsible for managing complex regulatory proceedings and litigation. The Senior Lawyer will also be responsible for providing advice on complex issues relating to decision making and the investigations of serious incidents and fatalities, compliance and enforcement.   Are you ready for the challenge? Apply by 28 October 2024. https://lnkd.in/gqruKuYx

A Brisbane house sustained significant damage when liquid LPG escaped from a 45kg cylinder, forming a gas cloud that ignited. The fire caused extensive damage to the house, a timber fence and the neighbouring property. Initial investigations identified that the LPG cylinder had severe corrosion at the base, causing a pinhole leak. Remember to regularly check LPG cylinders for corrosion and damage. If you fill LPG cylinders, you must ensure they are free of defects before filling. Read our Safety Alert for key issues and recommendations. https://lnkd.in/gZzkiq7S

This animation recreates the events leading up to an incident involving a dozer that fell from its support stands. It’s one of three recent high potential incidents involving plant falling from support stands at Queensland coal mines. While no workers were injured, the risk for serious injury or even fatality was significant. For more information, read our safety bulletin. https://lnkd.in/gENqWGXK

Our Annual Report for 2023-2024 is now available. It shares our work, strategic initiatives, costs and future focus areas towards our vision of zero serious harm in the Queensland resources sector. https://lnkd.in/gDwupQj2

Last month, a dragline bucket made contact with a misfire during operations at a Queensland open cut coal mine. We've released a Safety Alert with key recommendations to help prevent similar incidents in the future. UPDATE: The original Safety Alert recommended using tempered glass. After consultation with glass specialists, this recommendation has changed. Please re-visit the Safety Alert for updates. https://lnkd.in/gxpnuKVA

On 19 September, we gathered to honour those we’ve lost in Queensland’s mines. This short video captures some of the stories of attendees at the Miners Memorial Day Service 2024 in Collinsville. 

We are pleased to confirm Rob Djukic was appointed Chief Executive Officer of RSHQ on 19 September 2024. With his continued leadership, we look forward to advancing our vision of achieving zero serious harm in Queensland's resources sector.

Life Underground Part 3. In this video, we show you how miners drill to create ‘stopes’ – the space that contains the ore to be extracted. Thanks to the crew at Aeris Resources Limited for showing us their mine.

Thank you to everyone who attended the Miners Memorial Day Service at Collinsville yesterday. Always remembered, never forgotten.