Announcements / News
New Health Tip
A new Monthly Health Tip: How To Quit Smoking/ Tips for Quitting Smoking has now been added in the Health Tips page of the BAC website. Please click here to view the latest tip.
Sandvik Warehousing
Sandvik to commence a work force health and musculo-skeletal program for its warehousing operations in August involving a number of primary locations throughout Australia.
Intrepid Mines
BAC has completed 50% of ERT assessments for Intrepid Mines and is currently in the process of assessing the information to establish accurate functional baseline measures will the remainder of assessments to be completed over the next 2-3 weeks.
Ngarda Baseline Health Assessments
BAC has now presented a report outlining the results of the Baseline Health Assessments conducted in June and July to Ngarda Civil and Mining for their consideration. A decision is to now be made as to the first step for implementing a program to address the health concerns identified.
New Blog Topics
To continuously verify the quality of information provided on the BAC website, we have now opened up our Monthly Health Tips for discussion. We have started by posting the last two health tips that are now open for comment in the BLOG section of our website. Notably our previous two BLOG topics are also still open for discussion. Please click the BLOG link in the main menu or click here to view the topics and post your opinions.
Cliffs Natural Resources
Cliffs Natural Resources commences the assessment of its musculo-skeletal risk of work tasks on site using BAC to drive this initiative. The first stage due to be completed during the month of July.
St John of God Murdoch Campus
BAC has presented St John of God Health Care with the first report since completing the first stage of the musculo-skeletal assessments at Murdoch Campus. A presentation of the findings is due to be completed in August.
CBI & Gorgon
CBI continues discussions with BAC for provision of services for the Gorgon Project. Furthermore, CBI has accepted BAC's proposal for additional training in 'Warm Up For Work' and work front coaching in August on the Pluto Project. CBI's Kwinana facilities has also now approached BAC for it's services in the area of competency based training and are currently discussing a scope of works which will now be delivered in September.
Sandvik MH Assessment
Sandvik Mining and Construction Australia Pty Ltd assessment of its sites throughout Queensland with respect to the risks of manual handling have now been completed. In Western Australia the assessments have started with Karratha being the first and the remainder to be completed in August.
Rock Australia
BAC to meet with Rock Australia in early August to discuss the results from the Mt Keith project and the extension of similar services to other sites by BAC.
Ngarda
BAC continues to work with Ngarda Civil & Mining on their new approach to assessing people for the work roles that this company performs.