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Queensland's new #industrialmanslaughter charges will be put to the test when the operators of an underground #coalmine face court later this year. Miner Graham Dawson, 60, died during a roof collapse at the Crinum mine, 60 kilometres north-east of Emerald, in September 2021. The Office of the Work Health and Safety Prosecutor (OWHSP) has charged Mastermyne Crinum Operations Pty Ltd with breaches of Queensland's Coal Mining Safety and Health Act. It has been charged with industrial manslaughter under new provisions added to the act in 2020. #ResourcesSafety and Health Queensland (RSHQ) investigated the incident and presented a brief of evidence to the OWHSP. An RSHQ spokesperson the regulator was aware that charges had since laid over Mr Dawson's death. "This is the first time a charge of industrial manslaughter has been made under #miningsafety and health legislation since it came into effect in 2020," the spokesperson said. #undergroundmine https://lnkd.in/dT5ZzjHW

SOS Wednesday Wisdom: "Courage is very important. Like a muscle, it is strengthened by use." Ruth Gordon #positivevibes #mindfulness #goinghome

📢Have you read our August 2024 quarterly newsletter?   This edition covers: 📰the publication of the Asbestos Product Guide 📰a new asbestos webpage template for councils 📰an update on capacity building activities in South-East Asia 📰facts and figures from our most popular webpage 📰upcoming information on National Asbestos Awareness Week 2024, and 📰an opportunity to participate in a survey on occupational lung cancer research priorities.   Check out the full issue available on our website - https://lnkd.in/g9P9DaXd

SOS Tuesday Tips - The Importance of Self-Care - Tip 5 If you find that you have a certain amount of “waiting time” in your life, change how you perceive it. Instead of “waiting time,” you can instantly change it into “free time” by reading a book, writing a to-do list, or practicing meditation. #mindfulness #selfcare

Australia has one of the highest measured incidence rates of #mesothelioma in the world (Bray et al. 2017; Huang et al. 2023). Each year in Australia, between 700 and 800 people are diagnosed with the rare and aggressive #cancer. In the 2020–21 financial year, the estimated health system expenditure for mesothelioma cases was $33.7 million (total cancers $14.6 billion) (AIHW 2023a). Men are more likely to be diagnosed with mesothelioma than women across all age groups, and the number of cases diagnosed each year for both men and women has steadily increased over the past 40 years. There is no cure for mesothelioma with the main cause being exposure to #asbestos, a material that has been banned in Australia since the end of 2003 (ASEA 2016). It can take many years after being exposed to asbestos (between 20 and 60 years) for mesothelioma to develop (#CancerCouncil 2019a). This report presents the latest available statistics from the #AustralianMesotheliomaRegistry (AMR), supplemented by data from the #NationalMortalityDatabase (NMD) and the #AustralianCancerDatabase (ACD). Note that in this report, incidence data includes cases of mesothelioma notified up until 1 May 2024. This extraction date differs from previous reports. For further information see Mesothelioma in Australia 2023 – methodology paper. 617 mesothelioma cases were diagnosed in 2023 and reported to the AMR, with a median age at diagnosis of 77 685 deaths of people from mesothelioma were recorded on the AMR for 2022 – a rate of 2.0 deaths per 100,000 population Over 9 in 10 of the exposure assessment participants were assessed as having possible or probable exposure to asbestos https://lnkd.in/gH5GNPaK

Safe Work Australia has published amendments to the model Work Health and Safety (#WHS) regulations which will strengthen protections for workers at risk of exposure to #silicadust across all industries, including building and construction. The amendments provide stronger regulation of work with all materials containing at least 1% #crystallinesilica and require: -controlled processing of all crystalline silica substances -assessing the risk of work involving processing of a crystalline silica substance, and -additional duties for any processing of engineered stone that is assessed as high risk, including preparing a silica risk control plan. Changes to the WHS regulations will only take effect in a jurisdiction once implemented in the WHS laws of the jurisdiction. Check with your state or territory WHS regulator to find out how the changes will be implemented in your jurisdiction. Safe Work Australia has resources available to assist persons conducting a business or undertaking (#PCBUs) understand and comply with their obligations under the amended regulations, including: Working with crystalline silica substances: Guidance for PCBUs, and Supporting resources that summarise key concepts including what is silica dust, completing a #silicariskcontrolplan and how to control the #risks of silica dust. The guidance provides PCBUs with specific information on: their duties to #eliminate or #minimise the risks of #exposure to #respirablecrystallinesilica their duties in the #managementofrisks associated with the generation of respirable crystalline silica from processing of crystalline silica substances, and additional requirements for managing #highrisk crystalline silica processes. #silicosis https://lnkd.in/gZMPsMW3

Megan's Monday Affirmation: Who you are inside is what helps you make and do everything in life! #positive #mindfulness #affirmations

People did this to people for money. They pay a fine however the environment, ecology and peoples' health is adversely affected for a very long period of time. 3M is a business name, why aren't the people behind bars They truly are like #Teflon ....#PTFE, best known by the brand name Teflon™, is typically made using several #hazardous #PFAS (per- and #polyfluorinatedalkyl substances) that have #polluted #drinkingwater across the globe. Nothing sticks #ethically or #morally

One person is dead and a town has been evacuated after an early morning crash involving a truck carrying #ammoniumnitrate New footage depicts the aftermath of a fatal collision on the Bruce Highway early Friday morning involving a utility vehicle and a truck transporting 42.5 tonnes of ammonium nitrate, resulting in one fatality. The driver of the ute died while the truck driver was pulled from his vehicle by bystanders, with injuries to his abdomen, legs, pelvis, head and arms. It is understood the #BDouble truck was on fire and leaking contents on to the road. The crash in the rural town of Bororen occurred around 5am and a significant #explosion followed later that morning just after 9.40am, reportedly heard over 50 kilometres away. Residents in Bororen were told to leave immediately. The small town in the Gladstone Region is approximately 400 kilometres north of Brisbane. “A #hazardouschemical incident has occurred on the Bruce Highway between Daisy Dell Road and Turkey Beach Road at Bororen,” a 9.45am emergency alert from Queensland Police read. “A 2.5 kilometre exclusion zone is in place. Residents within the exclusion zone are advised to leave immediately. #transport #dangerousgoods https://lnkd.in/gRzmwpGn