A Fitness for Work Health Assessment evaluates whether an employee is medically fit to perform their role safely and effectively. It supports recruitment, return to work, and workplace well-being while helping employers meet their duty of care.
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Fitness for Work Health Assessments and Questionnaires
A Fitness for Work Health Assessment is a professional evaluation to determine if an employee is medically capable of performing their job role safely and effectively. Unlike a safety-critical medical which is required for specific high-risk tasks, Fitness for Work assessments and Questionnaires provide a more general overview of an individual’s physical and mental well-being in relation to their job.
It’s most often used to support the recruitment process, assist an employee’s return to work after an absence, or when there are concerns that an employee’s health may be impacting their performance. These assessments help businesses comply with their duty of care, promote a safe and healthy work environment, and ensure that appropriate support or adjustments can be provided when needed.
New Starter Medical
Carrying out health screenings on your employees before they commence employment is a valuable tool for establishing their current health status.
Recruiting new employees involves a significant amount of time, effort and resources. Therefore your recruit must be fit and healthy for their new job role.
Our new starter medical helps ensure that your employees are fit for work.
Our new starter medical includes:
- Spirometry
- Audiometry
- Skin assessment
- Vision screening
- General health assessment
- Musculosketal assessment
If the new starter medical uncovers a potential health problem then we will work with the employer to decide the next steps.
Annual Health Questionnaire
Our annual health questionnaire is a short questionnaire about your employee’s general health. This staff health questionnaire differs from a pre-placement questionnaire as it can be completed at any time during employment. We would also recommend using these questionnaires on an annual basis to monitor existing health issues and identify potential new issues. Upon completion, you’ll have a basic understanding of the health and wellbeing of your staff.
However, our annual health questionnaires are not a substitute for a more in depth medical assessment. Additionally, an Annual Health Questionnaire should not be used to determine if your employees are safe to work in a safety-critical environment. See our safety critical medicals (link to)
These employee health questionnaires are to monitor ongoing issues and identify when further action may be needed. We recommend that any employee undertaking an annual health questionnaire also undergo a role-specific medical.
Musculoskeletal Assessment
Our musculoskeletal assessment is used to diagnose a disorder which is one of the most common causes of disability in the UK. Musculoskeletal disorders include – but aren’t limited to – arthritis, muscle strain, carpal tunnel syndrome and tendonitis. The purpose of a musculoskeletal assessment is to evaluate whether an employee has the agility and flexibility to perform their job role.
Our musculoskeletal assessment includes:
- Screening questionnaire
- Evaluation of neck/back rotation movements
- Arm/shoulder movement evaluation
- Walking and sitting evaluation
- Leg squat test
Lone Worker Assessment
Lone workers shouldn’t be placed at any greater risk than other employees. This is why lone workers must undergo a lone worker health assessment to ensure that they are fit and healthy to work alone. A lone worker can be described as anyone who works by themselves or without close, direct supervision and includes job roles ranging from petrol station cashiers to security staff and healthcare workers.
Our lone worker health assessment can be completed either by online or paper form. If there are any health concerns following on from the health assessment then the employee can be referred for telephone management referral.
Vision Assessment
Different work roles require different levels of vision, meaning every vision assessment is adaptable depending on your employee’s job role. For example, those employees who drive for work may need a long-distance vision assessment as well as a peripheral field assessment; whereas electricians may be better suited to an intermediate vision assessment as well as a colour (Ishihara) vision assessment.
Our vision assessment service includes:
- Ishihara test (if colour blindness is indicated)
Depending on the outcome of the vision assessment our occupational health professionals will recommend the next steps should there be any issues.
Food Handler Questionnaire
A food handler who is unwell, or has certain conditions, can potentially cause food contamination, so it’s important to ensure your employees are fit for work. If your business is part of the food and drink sector, it’s best practice that you ensure that your food handlers obtain medical clearance certificates to ensure that they’re fit and healthy to handle food. Our online food handler questionnaire takes approximately 10 minutes to complete and identifies if the employee has any medical conditions which are known to cause potential food contamination.
The questionnaire results are reviewed by our occupational health advisors who will issue a fitness for work certificate if there are no health concerns. If any of the answers highlight areas of concern, the employee will be referred to one of our occupational health advisors for a telephone review.
Night Worker Questionnaire
Under the Working Time Regulations, night workers must be offered a health assessment before starting work.Employees don’t have to accept the offer but it must be made.
A night worker questionnaire is used to assess if there are any health risks associated with an employee working night shifts, taking into account that night work might increase a person’s stress levels. We offer an online night worker questionnaire that only takes your employee 10 minutes to complete. Their answers will then be reviewed by one of our occupational health advisors who will issue a fitness-to-work certificate.
If any of the answers given highlight any areas of concern about the employee’s fitness then they will be referred to one of our occupational health advisors for a follow-up telephone call.
Pre-Placement Questionnaire
Once an offer of employment has been made and accepted by your employee, you can then ask them to complete a pre-placement questionnaire.
Pre-placement questionnaires enable you to:
- Establish a baseline assessment before the employee being exposed to any workplace hazards
- Identify if the employee is medically fit to fulfill the duties of the role
- Identify any adjustments that need to be made to allow the employee to perform their role
- Review the employee’s proposed role to ensure that it does not adversely affect their health
- Make recommendations to reduce or remove any risks found
Our online pre-placement portal means you can collect and assess the information quickly and easily, making your recruitment process faster and more efficient. All answers are reviewed by our occupational health advisor, who will then categorise the employee as either fit for work, fit for work with restrictions or not fit for work. If the result of the pre-placement questionnaire highlights any area of concern then we advise that the employee should undergo a telephone follow-up with one of our occupational health advisors.
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