Fitness for duty assessments

A Fitness for Duty Assessment is an assessment of an injured worker’s ability to safely perform their normal duties.

The assessment includes a report outlining the tasks the worker can safely perform and what actions can be taken to minimise risk.

This kind of assessment is often needed when a worker is suffering from a mental illness or when a non-work related medical problem affects their ability to safely perform their duties.

Cogent Thinking partners with specialist medical services businesses from within the MedHealth group to provide Fitness for Duty Assessments.

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A fitness to work assessment can help an employer:

  • Confirm if the employee has a medical or health condition
  • Determine if that condition may be affecting their ability to perform their work safely and productively
  • Establish whether any treatment the employee is receiving might impact their ability to undertake their role
  • Determine whether returning to work following illness or a long absence poses any risk of aggravating an employee’s health condition
  • Identify what reasonable accommodations can be made to support the employee to perform the requirements of their role
  • Understand how effectively and efficiently the employee’s recovery and return to full or part-time work can be achieved
  • Determine if participation in rehabilitation or retraining programs would best support the employee’s recovery
  • Identify if extended leave or performance management concerns are caused by a health condition
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