INDUSTRIAL SAFETY – WESTERN AUSTRALIA

Rio Tinto fined for exposing workers to extreme weather conditions

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Original article by Kate Purnell
The West Australian – Page: Online : 26-Oct-21

Sally North says it is very important that companies make staff aware that working in extremely hot weather conditions can result in heat stroke. North is from Western Australia’s Department of Mines, Industry Regulation & Safety, and was commenting on a case it brought against Rio Tinto. The resources group was fined $80,000 after pleading guilty to failing to ensure the safety of workers. It followed an incident in 2017 when a worker died of heat stroke after he and two colleagues had to walk over 32 kilometres across rugged terrain and in temperatures that were estimated to exceed 37C.

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RIO TINTO LIMITED – ASX RIO, WESTERN AUSTRALIA. DEPT OF MINES, INDUSTRY REGULATION AND SAFETY

Mate’s death leads to cancer cluster probe

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Original article by Phoebe Wearne
The West Australian – Page: 9 : 5-Nov-14

Western Australia’s Department of Fire & Emergency Services will investigate the high incidence of kidney cancer among staff at the Success fire station. Four firefighters have been diagnosed with the disease over a six-year period, prompting concerns about a cancer cluster. The United Firefighters Union has suggested that the cancer problems could be linked to the nearby Water Corporation water treatment facility

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WESTERN AUSTRALIA. DEPT OF FIRE AND EMERGENCY SERVICES, UNITED FIREFIGHTERS’ UNION OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA, WATER CORPORATION OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA