The business and health ramifications of hazards in the mining industry are the focus of a series of workshops being held across central western New South Wales.

As per report Industry and Investment NSW is hosting the seminars during the next seven months which will discuss health and fatigue management and musculoskeletal disorders.

The workshops in Orange, Dubbo, Cobar and Lithgow have been organised following the Wran Mine Safety Review.

Mr John Flint director of mine safety performance said that the personal cost to staff and companies can be significant if it is not properly managed. He added that "Best practice occupational health and safety, which includes best practice health management is one of the pathway to high productivity. You cannot have a highly productive mine if you have poor health and safety."

Mr Flint said that the issues are not just confined to the mining industry. He added that "They're a problem for general industry as well but they're specifically to address issues that have been identified as areas of need in the mining industry, not discounting that they are issues in other industries as well.”

(Sourced from ABC.net)