A Pre-employment Functional Assessment is a comprehensive and customised assessment that helps to ensure workers have the physical capabilities to meet and sustain the demands of specific roles in the workplace. In addition to assessing fitness profile and capacity for sustained postures and material handling, task (work) specific functional assessment is undertaken. The evaluation can be used to identify a worker’s functional capacity prior to commencing employment and to assess a worker’s capabilities before returning to work after extended injury leave (work or non-work related). This type of assessment can also be used to gauge a worker’s fitness for particular tasks within an organisation, to identify suitable duties and to provide periodic health screening for the (ageing) workforce. The assessment is tailored to be occupation specific. Body Corporate Physiotherapy can also offer hearing testing in a Pre-employment Functional Assessment. Body Corporate Physiotherapy can also offer hearing testing as part of this assessment, as required.

A standard Pre-Employment assessment will include;

Heart Rate & Blood Pressure check

Vision Assessment

Height and Weight measurement

Urinalysis

Audiometry Assessment – It is a statutory requirement under AS/NZS 1269.4:2005 for workers who use personal hearing protectors to undergo an Audiometry Assessment before they commence their role, and to continue to do so every two years. Our assessments will provide a baseline hearing test to limit liability for future hearing loss claims, as well as monitor the impact of long-term noise exposure.

Musculoskeletal Assessment – A Musculoskeletal Assessment provides an evaluation of the condition and function of a worker’s musculoskeletal health, lifting capabilities and any injuries that may impact on their ability to safely perform the inherent requirements of their job.

Functional Assessment – The functional assessments includes assessment of:

Non-material handling ability (Bending / Stooping, Squatting, crouching, Lunging, Reaching, Kneeling

Material handling ability (Lifting, Pushing, Pulling, Carrying, Balance, Coordination, Grip strength and manual dexterity)