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 an pre-employment or fitness for work medical conducted by an Australian medical practitioner.
• Medicals must correctly reflect the worker's personnel details.

Issue Date = Date of examination
Expiry Date = 3 years (unless Order43 medical stated earlier follow up review is required) 

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• All workers must complete Order 43 medicals to ensure the Order 43 requirement is met
• Order 43 medicals must be conducted by Coal board approved medical practitioner. 

  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.
• Contracting company must ensure Order 43 medicals have been forwarded to Coal Service for compliance check
• Contracting company must ensure workers meet the Order 43 legislative requirements – including requirements for Periodic Medical Assessment and Pre-Placement Medical Assessment. Random selection of audits will occur to ensure contractors meet the Order 43 compliance

Issue Date = Date of examination
Expiry Date = 3 years (unless Order43 medical stated earlier follow up review is required) 

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 43 Medical Form OR Medical Assessment Site Access
• Marked "NO" = Will only need to supply Medical Assessment Order 43 Medical Form OR Medical Assessment Site Access

• 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 = Medical Examination date
• Expiry Date = As per subsequent assessment date on the medical

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