Report blames governments and mining companies,citing regulatory failure, industry indifference, or poor dust control and irregular health monitoring A “perfect storm” of regulatory failure,indifference from the mining industry, poor dust control and patchy health monitoring is responsible for the re-emergence of black lung disease among Queensland coalminers.
An interim report from a Senate select committee on health has placed the blame for the re-emergence of the disease – which was all but eradicated 30 years ago – at the feet of governments and miners. Related: Up to 1000 coalminers could fill black lung disease, or says mining union Related: Coalminer with first case of ‘black lung’ in 60 years is still exposed to coal dust Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com