North Goonyella Coal Mine is situated 135km west of Mackay, Queensland. The uniform
design consultation process started early with Alsco working closely with Mine Safety
Officers to create garments with a reflective tape design specific to their
work safety requirements
The mine has 400+ employees of which approximately 300 go underground on a shift basis. All
personnel (including management and administration staff) are in 100% cotton garments
- either shirt and trousers or overalls with reflective tape.
Underground employees each have sufficient sets of uniforms to ensure more than one set of clean
garments is available every day. These uniforms are serviced on a managed uniform basis with
each employee placing soiled uniforms in a bin for collection by Alsco which also delivers
freshly laundered uniforms directly into individual's lockers or their baskets which
carry their boots and mining gear.
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