Resources Safety & Health Queensland
Alerts, bulletins and notices
Continuous miner cutter head stop-pin ejects and hits a nearby coal mine worker
03 May 2024
Three incidents have occurred at underground coal mines in Queensland in the past year involving the ejection of a cutter head stop-pin from a continuous...
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Tow Hitch Failures
22 Apr 2024
In a fourteen month period, there have been eight incidents of trailers detaching from light vehicles and trucks....
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Biannual Health Surveillance Report – March 2024
05 Apr 2024
Resources Safety and Health Queensland - Biannual Health Surveillance Report – March 2024...
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Pick & Carry Crane Incident – Animation Video
25 Mar 2024
A pick & carry crane was being utilised to ‘roll’ over the roof section of a diesel-powered surface pump when it shifted, making contact with...
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Webinar series to support high-quality spirometry
29 Feb 2024
Watch RSHQ’s spirometry webinar series and case studies about how RSHQ approved practices can deliver high quality testing in accordance with their obligations...
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Electric shock from accessing a high voltage enclosure
21 Feb 2024
A worker received burns to their arms when an arcing event occurred after they gained access to an 11kv electrical enclosure....
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Unplanned initiation of pyrotechnic distress signal
15 Feb 2024
During the collection of a surrendered pyrotechnic device (line thrower), the explosive device has functioned unexpectedly....
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