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Safety still a concern on WA mines

ACCORDING to Western Australia’s state mining engineer Andrew Chaplyn, the latest figures in the Department of Mines, Industry Regulation and Safety’s 2017-18 mining sector safety snapshot are a reminder that too many people are being put in harm’s way while at work.

 Mining in WA can be dangerous. Photo by Karma Barndon

Mining in WA can be dangerous. Photo by Karma Barndon

In 2017-18 there were 112,021 workers in the sector compared to 106,590 the previous year. According to DMIRS latest report on the sector's safety performance there were four deaths and 296 serious...

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