Fit For Work Medicals

Are your employees fit for the work they do?

Do you know if your employees are suitable for the work they do? Do they have existing health problems that could be made worse? Are these problems putting colleagues and work mates at risk?

Could your employees’ health  affect your business?

If an employee is not suitable for the work they do, then there is the risk of future ill health and absence with all the additional costs these place on a business. And that’s without considering the knock on effects on insurance premiums and potential litigation.

Can Fit for Work assessments benefit your business?

Protecting your workforce is a way of protecting your business. Using experienced professionals to assess health issues associated with a particular job will provide you with a customised health screening programme. Allowing your business to tailor the service so you only get what you need, and only pay for what you use -  making a more cost-effective investment for your business.

What do Fitness to Work Assessments involve?

The Occupational Health Advisor will assess an individual and the work they will be doing. The assessment will include physical and mental capabilities, existing and past health conditions including medication and previous employment risks. The Advisor will then provide the employer with a report. The report will indicate one of the three outcomes

Outcome 1 - Employee is fit for work

Outcome 2 - Employee is unfit for work

Outcome 3 - Employee is fit with restrictions

Choosing the Fitness For Work Medical your business needs.

There are a number of fitness for work health assessments. Some are required by law, others are a good idea and have the added benefit of showing the importance you place on your employees wellbeing. Our aim is to provide a cost effective & efficient service which will be of benefit to both your company & your employees. Whichever health assessment you need WorkFuture can provide a quality, professional service.

Some examples of the fitness for work assessments WorkFuture provides include

• Fork Lift truck medicals
• Night Worker
• Pregnant and Working Mothers
• Working at height
• Confined Spaces
• Food Handler
• Breathing apparatus
• Drivers PSV/LGC/Vocational

Call us now on 0845 4507136 to discuss which health assessments your business needs.

For more information on specific Fit For Work Medicals see our guide below.

FIT FOR WORK GUIDELINES

Forklift Truck Medical Screening - many employees driving Forklift Trucks will require Occupational Health FLT Medical Assessments; this will ensure medical compliance with the Workplace Transport Safety Regulations. Employees should be screened before driving and at regular intervals after 45years.

Night worker Assessment
Under European Working Time Directives 1998 employees are entitled to a health assessment before they commence night work and at regular intervals thereafter. Night workers are defined as any employee who works more than three hours between the hours of 11pm and 6am. We recommend that night workers are screened at the pre-employment stage and then yearly. A Night worker assessment involves completion of a questionnaire and any concerns are referred for a face to face appointment with the Occupational Health Nurse.

Pregnant Woman and Breast Feeding Mothers - will require specific Workplace Risk Assessments under the New and Expectant Mothers at Work Regulations. Once an employer has been notified that an employee is an expectant mother, the employer has an obligation to ensure the woman is not exposed to any significant workplace risk. A full workplace risk assessment is undertaken to ensure there are no hazards in the workplace either physical, chemical or working conditions.

Display Screen Workstation Assessments - or VDU assessments are regulated under the Display Screen Equipment Regulations (1992, revised 2002). A workstation assessment is required by employees, who use computers, laptops etc for a part of their working day and include home workers and workers on the move,

Food Handlers Health Assessments - employees working with food, whether in on a factory food production line or serving food in a small business will require Health Assessments to ensure health compliance with the Food Safety (General Food Hygiene) Regulations.

Confined space fitness assessment. This is good practice but not a legal requirement to have a medical assessment before employees are required to work in a confined space

Drivers - Employees who drive long distances with work are at a greater risk of being involved in road accidents. Their ability to drive can also be affected by their health. The health assessment aims to detect early signs of problem including eye sight, high blood pressure and diabetes. Many of which can be undetected for some time before the employee has problems. WorkFuture’s driver health assessment includes a specially designed questionnaire, discussion on the health risks of night time driving, the effects of drugs and alcohol and the benefits of healthy lifestyle. Annual health assessments can be provided for all employees who are high mileage drivers

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