Pre-employment screening tailored for the mining and resources sector. Drug and alcohol testing, medical fitness assessments, and high-risk work licence verification for FIFO and site-based roles.
Overview
The Australian mining industry operates under some of the strictest workplace health and safety regulations in the world. Every worker entering a mine site, from operators and drillers to engineers and administrative staff, must meet rigorous pre-employment screening requirements.
State mining regulators including Resources Safety & Health Queensland, the NSW Resources Regulator, and the Department of Mines, Industry Regulation and Safety (WA) each impose specific screening obligations. Drug and alcohol testing, medical fitness assessments, and high-risk work licence verification are standard across all mining operations.
Refchecks provides mining employers and labour hire companies with a centralised platform to manage pre-employment medicals, drug screening, and licence verification, reducing time-to-site for new workers while maintaining full compliance with state mining regulations.
Compliance
All mine site workers must pass a pre-employment medical assessment confirming fitness for work in the mining environment. In Queensland, the Coal Mine Workers' Health Scheme requires specific health assessments including chest X-ray, spirometry, and audiometry for coal mine workers.
Resources Safety & Health Queensland / State Mining Regulators
Zero-tolerance drug and alcohol policies are standard across Australian mining operations. Pre-employment urine drug screening (typically AS/NZS 4308 standard 5-panel) and breath alcohol testing are mandatory, with random site testing ongoing.
Mine Operators under WHS (Mines) Regulations
Workers operating cranes, forklifts, elevated work platforms, scaffolding, rigging, and pressure equipment must hold current SafeWork-issued High Risk Work Licences for the specific class of equipment they will operate.
SafeWork Australia / State WHS Regulators
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