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• Inductee name and date of birth to be clearly shown on the medical.

• Must be stamped and signed by the medical practitioner.

• Must be a QLD Section 4 certificate.

• Only instance you would require a Restrictive Management Plan for vision or hearing is if the Section 4 states there needs to be a practical test performed on site for colour vision or for hearing to ensure the person can hear sirens/alarms etc
• Employer listed on Medical is not required to match employer listed in onsite.

• Issue date of medical completion

• All medicals must be completed within the previous 5 years (UNLESS there is an earlier subsequent assessment review date / recommended date of next health assessment listed on medical (which would then be the expiry date)

• Chest X-ray field must be completed (a tick in yes, no or date of last chest x-ray completed)

Medical.Assessment.NSW Coal Compliant Medical

Functional Capacity Evaluation and Fit Test Reports to be uploaded with medical if required. (See business rules below)

MedicalBusiness Rule updated by WHC 26/2/21

Delivery Drivers

• Delivery drivers that undertake deliveries to operational areas do not require an Order 43 Medical.
• The Driver must select the Delivery driver role (Open Cut or Underground) on the ATUI form.
• For Medium Rigid, Heavy Rigid, Heavy Combination or Multiple Combination driver’s licence holders, they will also need to upload their RMS medical results.
  • If there are any medical restrictions, send through to medicals@whitehavencoal.com.au

No Escalations from Avetta to the client are required providing the restricted medical meets the BR requirements including that it is accompanied by an ERP (if applicable according to the ERP Business Rule) it can be accepted. If it does not meet these requirements it can be returned.

• Issue Date = Original Order 43 assessment/examination date (NOT the review date) OR the RMS medical assessment date

NOTE: For Pre-Placement Medical Review documents, the issue date should be the date of original pre-placement; not the date of assessment

• Expiry Date = 3 years from calculated issue date (unless the medical has a specified review date, as this date would then become the expiry date)

Functional Capacity Evaluation

To be uploaded with Medical.Assessment.NSW Coal Compliant Medical

Business rule last updated by WHC 14/02/2023

Additional requirements for NEW INDUCTEES only.

In addition to the 'Medical.Assessment.NSW Coal Compliant Medical' new inductees working in a coal mining area MAY (depending on their role[s] selection) also be required to undergo a functional capacity assessment as per the below criteria prior to commencing with WHC. 

Click HERE to download Medium Functional template.

Click HERE to download Heavy Functional template.

Click HERE to view what roles require and FCE and / or  Respiratory FIT test. If required, please upload with the medical. 

• Name and date of birth to match the person
• Must be dated – no older than 12 months
• Must include the Position/Role
• Must include; the date, the name and signature of either the Doctor, Physiotherapist, Exercise Physiologist or Occupational Therapist.
• Some acceptable FCE example templates are issued by:

If the Functional Capacity Evaluation indicates an ‘Amber’ result the new inductee will require an Early Review Plan (ERP):

• When receiving an ‘Amber’ result following the initial FCE, the new inductee will require an Early Review Plan mapped to the recommended time frames for follow up.
• If the new inductee receives an ‘Amber’ result on subsequent reviews, this must be reviewed by and approved by WHC Medicals team.
• See ‘Competency Requirements’ below for further information and business rules regarding Early Review Plans.

Pegasus staff CLICK HERE for additional business rule information prior to verification of competency

This document will be included within the file upload for the competency named Medical.Assessment.NSW Coal Compliant Medical 

Fit Test Report (Respiratory fit test)

To be uploaded with Medical.Assessment.NSW Coal Compliant Medical

Business rule last updated by WHC 22/02/2023

Additional requirements for NEW INDUCTEES only.

In addition to the 'Medical.Assessment.NSW Coal Compliant Medical' new inductees working in a coal mining area MAY (depending on their role[s] selection) also be required to undergo a fit test as per the below criteria prior to commencing with WHC. 

Click HERE to view what roles require and FCE and / or  Respiratory FIT test. If required, please upload with the medical. 

• Name to match the person registered
  
• Must include; the date completed and either the full name, initials or signature of either the Doctor or Registered Nurse who conducted the Respiratory Fit Test assessment.

For standard competency requirements please click here.

Pegasus staff CLICK HERE for additional business rule information prior to verification of competency

This document will be included within the file upload for the competency named Medical.Assessment.NSW Coal Compliant Medical meaning the issue and expiry date[s] will be the same as whats listed for this competency

Early Review

(Competency - Health & Safety.Medical.Early Review)Business rule last updated by WHC 22/07/2021

• Issue Date = Original Order 43 assessment/examination date (NOT the review date)
• Expiry Date = Date to be calculated as per example:
  
  • Example
    • Amber medical result indicated
    • Original Order 43 assessment/examination date was 13/05/2019
    • Review time indicated is 12 months
    • ERP expiry date would be 13/05/2020