has developed two approaches to health screening:
• Personal Health Profiles
• Health Risk Assessments

One example of a Personal Health Profile is the Pre-Employment Health Screen.

Background

It is important to ensure that a prospective employee is not put in a situation where a pre-existing medical condition could be aggravated by the work activity required to carry out a particular job, For example, it would be inappropriate to ignore an apparent back problem in a candidate applying for a job where manual handling is required, such as a packer in a warehouse.

A company must be vigilant in ensuring that all measures are taken to ensure that the health and safety of employees is not put at risk. For example, someone applying for a position as a fork lift truck driver may have a history of epilepsy which, if left unchecked, could result in injury to themselves, colleagues or damage to company property.

Another example is a prospective employee who may be asthmatic who applies for a job in a car body repair shop. Dust from repair work, fumes from paint sprays and potential contact with isocyanates may all exacerbate his asthma and thereby make him unfit for his role.

Untrained or inadequately supervised employees cause many injuries and illnesses.

offers Pre-Employment Screening to help prevent these situations arising.

In addition, Pre-Employment Screening of all new employees provided a baseline, documented record of the employee’s health when entering the company. This may prove useful if any compensation claims arise as a result of ill health in the future.