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Case Studies
Body Active Consultancy (BAC) was engaged by Citic Pacific Mining over two years ago on site 80 km South of Karratha to; manage an on-site gym facility, provide educational topics and to improve the health and well-being of the onsite workforce. By providing specifically targeted Baseline Health Assessments; BAC was able to actively track over 400 workers on site in areas such as blood pressure, diabetes (blood sugar), cholesterol, hamstring flexibility and strength. In addition musculo-skeletal reconditioning was also provided.
The results for the work force was pleasing in that many participants were able to lose up to 20% of their body weight, others were better able to manage their aches, pains and discomfort on a day to day basis, while others achieved specific fitness goals under the daily supervision of the BAC accredited Exercise Physiologists. Today BAC is responsible for the musculo-skeletal health of the workforce having just signed a 12 month contract to supply these specific services to site.
Morris Corporation has been working with Body Active Consultancy (BAC) for the past two years in the area of musculo-skeletal health, specifically Pre-employment Functional Assessments (PEFA) and on site educational programs for staff at FMG’s Cloud Break and Christmas Creek operations.
Over the past 12 months the PEFA’s have demonstrated a positive return for the company saving them approximately 35% in the employment costs and also reducing their workers compensation costs dramatically. The educational sessions completed with the work crews to date have resulted in fewer injuries and a safer approach being undertaken by all to the daily work tasks performed by this company on site.
The site OHS manager Mr Richard Webster is very pleased with the results to date and is looking forward to the next stage of the program being implemented early in 2011.
Body Active Consultancy has been working Australia wide with Coates Hire for over two years, starting in Perth in 2008 in the area of manual handling and the prevention of sprain and strain injuries. A five part manual handling training package was developed and the roll out was commenced in August 2008 in Western Australia with the other states following soon thereafter. To date WA has completed three of the five modules with the rest of Australia having completed two.
The influence of this customised built training package has been noticeable with a reduction in the reporting of sprain and strain injuries throughout the country. In some areas the reduction has been has high as 27%. Coates hire has also noticed other positive effects such as reduced workers compensation cases and this in turn has reduced both costs and premiums both of which have been very welcomed by the company.
The program has expanded to take in other facets such as an induction educational video, specific job task assessments as well as associated topics such as ergonomics. The program is to continue for another two years finishing at the end of 2012.
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