Periodic medical examinations for ongoing workforce monitoring.
Periodic medical examinations help employers monitor the health and medical fitness of employees who continue working in physically demanding roles or environments with occupational hazards. Changes in an employee’s health or exposure over time can affect their fitness for work and may require further investigation.
These examinations may form part of a medical surveillance programme or be required for roles where ongoing medical fitness is important to safe operations.
Medicals guided by workplace risk.
The timing and content of a periodic medical should be informed by the employee’s role, exposure profile and workplace risk assessment. An employee exposed to noise may require audiometry, while someone working around dust or fumes may require respiratory monitoring.
A periodic medical may include a physical examination and a review of any changes in the employee’s health or occupational history. Additional tests could include:
- Audiometric testing
- Spirometry
- Vision screening
- Biological monitoring
- Occupational chest X-rays
- Job-specific fitness assessments
Medicals at your site or an IHSS clinic.
Reviewing current findings alongside earlier results allows the occupational health practitioner to identify changes that require attention. Periodic medical examinations also help keep employee fitness information and medical surveillance records current.
For scheduled workforce programmes, we can bring periodic medicals to the workplace and coordinate assessments around shifts. Clinic appointments remain available for employees who need individual assessment.
The screening programme should be planned according to the employees involved and the occupational risks that apply to their work.