Fitness for Duties Assessment

Fitness for Duties Assessments 

Fitness for Duties Assessments are specifically designed to review an individual’s ability to re-engage in working tasks following extended absences. The assessments require an individual to perform physical and/or psychological tasks equal to levels of exertion in workplace environments and offer a benchmark for individual ability.

These assessments inform you of an individual’s functional ability and their ability to return to the workplace safely following a noted health condition that has restricted their performance historically.

Our qualified allied health team including Physiotherapists, Occupational Therapists, and Exercise Physiologists, perform these assessments either within the workplace or a controlled environment e.g. consultation rooms.

When is a Fitness for Duties Assessment needed? 

• • • When it is unclear as to whether the individual can safely perform routine work tasks.

• • • If an individual has been away from work for an extended period.

• • • When medical professionals require a greater clarity to help guide return to work planning.

What’s involved? 

Our consultants utilise specific functional capacity evaluation models that are internationally recognised to guide assessment regimes. These evaluations provide clear and objective guidelines regarding an individual’s ability to conduct activities. The assessment not only relies on observations made by our team and individual feedback during the assessment but also on the physiological response.