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Fitness to work
Employee health assessments directly determine individual’s fitness to work as based upon standards/criteria that have been agreed nationally or within a specific industry sector. This ensures that employees do not undertake work that could have a damaging effect upon their own health or could endanger/negatively affect colleagues/others.
Specific occupations routinely require periodic fitness to work assessment. For example;
- Fork Lift Truck Drivers
- Food Handlers
- Breathing Apparatus users
- Working in Confined Spaces
- Lone Workers
- Cold Room Working
- Working at Heights
The purpose of pre employment health screening is to ensure, as far as possible, that
- prospective staff are physically and psychologically capable of undertaking the role, taking into account any current or previous illness or injury
- that their health will not be adversely affected by the hazards and risks of the role
- consideration is given to the requirements of the Disability Discrimination Act 2005 for reasonable adjustments
This process enables the establishment of medical records on employment - particularly important to guard against future litigation where there is a significant occupational hazard with a known ill health effect e.g. noise/audiometry.
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Health Surveillance/Screening
- Fitness to work
- Health Surveillance
- Health Screening/Employee
well-being
Attendance at work
Mental/Physical well being
Customer support
OH & Safety training
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