Mining Business Rules | Malabar Resources | Individual | Medical

• Worker role not involved in the process or extraction of coal or otherwise engaged in the mining process may provide a pre-employment or fitness for work medical conducted by an Australian medical practitioner.
• Medicals must correctly reflect the worker's personnel details.

Example: Rail industry medical, Transport worker medical, Generic pre-employment medical from an allied health services provider such as Sonic Health / Humanomics.

IF AMBER or RED PROCEDURE:

Medical is marked "Amber" or "Red"

• Employer Action Section: “Is the Employer required to take any action as part of the follow up?”
• Marked "YES" = Will need to supply a Medical Management Plan (MMP) along with Medical Assessment Order 45 Medical Form
• Marked "NO" = Will only need to supply Medical Assessment Order 43 Medical Form

If a Medical Management Plan is required it must:

• Be presented on a company letterhead
• The medical has been approved by a senior company representative and must be signed by a senior company representative, e.g. supervisor, HR representative, return to work coordinator and also the worker must sign.
• The employee is fit for duty to perform tasks whilst on the Malabar site under the medical restriction.
• MMP must address the recommendations from the Doctor
• State that the employee’s medical has been approved by the company
• Be dated within the last 3 months
• Must be uploaded as a PDF

NOTE: Medical Management Plan is not required for the restriction of wearing prescription glasses.

Issue Date = Date of examination
Expiry Date = 3 years (unless O43/O45 medical stated earlier follow up review is required, in which case the subsequent assessment date noted on the medical must be recorded) 

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• All workers must provide a Coal Services Health - Health Assessment Certificate compliant to the requirements of Order-45. 

• • If the provided document is an Order-45 Health Assessment Certificate it must display:
    
    • Position specified within the medical must be equivalent to the Role within Pegasus. Where differences occur, these are to be verified with site.
    • Risk Category
    • Similar Exposure Group
    • Health Determination
    • Any recommendations or restrictions.
  • If the provided document is an Order 43 Periodic Medical, it will be accepted provided that:
    • It is a Periodic Medical with Date Of Assessment no older than 3-years.
    • It is conducted by Coal Services Health approved medical practitioner and approved by Coal Services Health.   
    • The worker name matches the employee name.

• • If the provided document is an Order 43 Pre-Placement Medical, it will be accepted provided that:
    • By uploading the medical the Employer confirms the document is the workers FIRST Pre-Placement Medical upon commencement in the NSW Coal Mining Industry.
    • It is a Pre-Placement Medical with Date Of Assessment no older than 3-years.
    • It is conducted by Coal Services Health approved medical practitioner and approved by Coal Services Health.   
    • The worker name matches the employee name.
  • If the provided document is a written exemption from a Malabar approved authoriser, it will be accepted in lieu of a medical, with the expiry date set as advised.
    Approved Authorisers:
    • Health & Safety Superintendent (Mark O’Brien)
    • Health Coordinator (Michelle Johnson)
    • Health and Safety Administrator (Crystal Lacey)

• Must be completed by an approved medical practitioner on the list here
• We will accept:
  • The full medical report; OR
  • An extract of assessment report containing patient details, assessment date, Review date, doctor’s determination and restrictions or recommendations.

IF AMBER or RED PROCEDURE:

Medical is marked "Amber" or "Red"

• Employer Action Section: “Is the Employer required to take any action as part of the follow up?”
• Marked "YES" = Will need to supply a Medical Management Plan (MMP) along with Medical Assessment Order 45 Medical Form
• Marked "NO" = Will only need to supply Medical Assessment Order 43 Medical Form

If a Medical Management Plan is required it must:

• Be presented on a company letterhead
• The medical has been approved by a senior company representative and must be signed by a senior company representative, e.g. supervisor, HR representative, return to work coordinator and also the worker must sign.
• The employee is fit for duty to perform tasks whilst on the Malabar site under the medical restriction.
• MMP must address the recommendations from the Doctor
• State that the employee’s medical has been approved by the company
• Be dated within the last 3 months
• Must be uploaded as a PDF

NOTE: Medical Management Plan is not required for the restriction of wearing prescription glasses.

Issue Date = Date of examination
Expiry Date = 3 years (unless O43/O45 medical stated earlier follow up review is required, in which case the subsequent assessment date noted on the medical must be recorded)