Health

Rio Tinto Iron Ore's occupational health standards are aligned with broader Rio Tinto occupational health standards. These standards apply to all our employees and contractors and are regularly audited, providing the opportunity for continual improvement in our performance.

The standards cover the following key areas:

• risk management
• medical and first aid treatment 
• hearing conservation 
• travel and remote site health 
• manual handling
• heat 
• dust 
• noise 
• hazardous substances 
• vibration 
• radiation and legionella exposure 
• fitness for work and fatigue management.

Our leadership teams are accountable for our performance against these standards. They are supported by competent and trained personnel at each site whose responsibilities include implementing health systems and monitoring workplace conditions to control exposure to health hazards. Health advisers manage risk registers, conduct personal monitoring for dust, noise, thermal stress and audiometry testing, as well as educate and inform operational teams of health findings and initiatives.