health assessments 

Pre-employment Health Assessments (see also pre-employment medicals)

• Performed on prospective employees.
• When assessing applicants for a particular job, their capabilities and previous experience are essential.  So to is their current health, as employers must ensure that they are fit for the proposed job without risk to themselves, their colleagues and the general public.
• Such assessments provide baseline data for future comparisons
  e.g. visual acuity, blood levels.
  

Routine Health Assessments

• Some jobs require routine assessments to comply with statutory regulations
  e.g. spray painters, driving licence examinations.
• Some workplaces need to monitor the health of employees exposed to known hazards
  e.g. chemicals, noise.
• Some occupations monitor their employees due to the potential of affecting the general public
  e.g. food handlers.
  

Periodic or Once-only Assessments

• Prior to obtaining life insurance or superannuation.
• Assess employees taken ill at work.
• Assessing the need for precautionary measures
  e.g. hepatitis immunisation screening and subsequent immunisation.

W.H.E.N. has doctors accredited by Workcover. 
We have full facilities under the "one roof", whether they are:

- colour vision or visual acuity tests
- blood tests
- radiology
- hearing tests
- spirometry/ lung function tests etc.

Last updated: 24/07/03