Location: A Mining Construction Site, Mt Isa Queensland Australia

A construction worker told me yesterday that after seeing co-workers suffering from bleeding noses, nasty coughs, and angry skin rashes, he decided to do the right thing and not return to the Mining Construction site located at Mt Isa Queensland after his scheduled R&R.

Required PPE In Some Areas

The man also concludes that there could be a heavy-metal poisoning risk due to the mandatory blood testing conducted at the companies expense on all workers. It is reported that lead, copper and zinc levels are so high that sweeping or blowing is prohibited. (Tell that to the wind!)

It is also reported that on this particular mining construction site, 60 workers have quit in the last 150 days and that this could be the reason why they have stopped issuing winter PPE jackets even though it is pretty cold in the morning.

Workplace bullying such as name-calling, mocking and embarrassing (pussie, harden-up, making fun in front of peers etc) of blokes who report health concerns and injuries have also been reported.