For many businesses, Occupational Health and Safety risk management may simply be a matter of training enough staff in first aid. But when it comes to saving lives on a mine, rig or platform, especially where workers are in remote areas and often far ...

Workers from Curragh Mine, 250 kilometres west of Rockhampton, can get on with their jobs safe in the knowledge that if sickness or injury strike they will receive qualified medical assistance despite the fact the nearest major hospital is hundreds of ...

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Paramedic treats lightning strike victims at mine site. Immediate Assistants provide peace of mind at Curragh Mine. Outsourcing; a life-line for mines. ...

They say lightning doesn’t strike twice but an Immediate Assistants’ Paramedic at a mine site north of Mt Isa recently treated two employees ...

Medical and Rescue Vehicles and Equipment solutions are necessary. It's the personnel who manage these resources which are critical. ...

Immediate Assistants has produced a set of Wellness brochures and posters, to address key health issues affecting employees. ...

Until now, anyone with basic training and a first aid certificate could claim to be a “Paramedic”, because there was no accepted definition of the word. ...

A competent emergency response capability ensures the secure knowledge that any emergency at your site can be handled satisfactorily for all. ...