Pacvac

Workplace Profile

Pacvac is an international business based in Perth that has been operating for over 40 years. Pacvac designs and manufactures cleaning products for the Australian commercial cleaning market. With a dynamic, youthful and active group of talented staff, Pacvac seeks to constantly challenge how to conduct business and ensure stakeholders are always engaged in the company vision and mission.

Health and Wellbeing Profile

Pacvac's Workplace Health and Wellbeing Program has been running for 6 months and is coordinated by the General Manager. 

Planning

Following Senior Management support for the implementation of a workplace health and wellbeing Program, Pacvac appointed a Health and Wellbeing Coordinator to plan and oversee activities. The Health and Wellbeing Coordinator completed the HWWA Coordinator Training and engaged with staff to develop the workplace's Health and Wellbeing Action Plan.  

With limited and competing resources, Pacvac introduced workplace health and wellbeing as a standing agenda item at monthly executive meetings where progress and planning for the future can be discussed. 

Health and Wellbeing Program Activities

Examples of activities and key achievements of Pacvac's Workplace Health and Wellbeing Program include: 

• Dedicated Program Coordinator to oversee and implement program activities
• Healthy food options offered at staff events
• Filtered water and adequate kitchen facilities to encourage staff to prepare healthy food options
• Sit-stand work stations to reduce sedentary behaviour 
• End of trip facilities to encourage staff to actively commute to work
• Promotion of, and staff participation in, community physical activity events, such as HBF Run for a Reason