Gladstone - QAL/RTAY/BSL medicals

In order to access the Rio Tinto Alcan Yarwun alumina refinery (RTAY), Queensland Alumina Limited refinery (QAL) or Boyne Smelters Limited (BSL), employees must hold a 3-site medical card, formerly known as a medipass. This card grants employees and contractors the ability to work on each of these sites in Gladstone. Access to QAL/RTAY/BSL involve completing a specific medical that is governed directly by the sites. KINNECT is proud to be an approved medical provider for Gladstone 3 site medicals. Our medicals are conducted to site standards and uphold specific testing requirements, grading and documentation of results.

KINNECT have a convenient office located in West Gladstone, with additional locations across Australia able to complete the Gladstone 3 site medicals. Upon completion of the medical at KINNECT, contractors and employees will be issued with a blue card unless they are required to access high risk areas of BSL. In this case, a yellow card will be issued based on extra testing requirements.

How long are 3 site medical cards valid for?

Gladstone 3 site medical cards are generally valid for 2 years, however certain medical tests are required to be updated more regularly than this. The following periods apply:

Fun facts¹,²,³

• Construction began on the RTAY alumina refinery in 2002 with the first alumina shipment occurring in 2004.
• RTAY was the first greenfield refinery built in the western world in 20 years.
• Bauxite, an aluminium ore, is transported from Rio Tinto’s mining operations in Weipa to RTAY for production.
• RTAY’s alumina is shipped worldwide, including to the Middle East.
• QAL was commissioned in 1967.
• QAL recycles the majority of Gladstone city’s wastewater.
• BSL is Australia’s second largest aluminium smelter, operating since 1982.
• The aluminium produced at BSL is consumed in Australia and exported to make products such as window and door frames, yacht masts and aluminium casting.

References

1. Rio Tinto Yarwun: https://www.riotinto.com/aluminium/yarwun-4735.aspx
2. Rio Tinto Queensland Alumina Limited: https://www.riotinto.com/aluminium/queensland-alumina-limited-4726.aspx
3. Boyne Smelters: http://www.boynesmelters.com.au/2/About-Us