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... safety employee safety incident hazard safety performance assessment patient client us government physical demand employer job description care provider Session # 612 A Risk Management Model for the Home Health Services Industry Lori Severson, MS, HEM Lockton Co Denver, CO Introduction...

... physical demand strength testing examination us government americans with disabilities act essential function employer assessment Session No. 756 Fit for Duty Functional Testing for New Hires and Return to Work Richard W. Bunch, Ph.D., P.T., C.B.E.S. Certified Behavioral-Based Ergonomic...

... he/she is able to perform that job. So, what methods exist for ensuring employees applying for physically demanding jobs can, in fact, safely perform the physical job requirements? absenteeism vascular disease procedure post-offer screening program protocol test component prospective...

... it is critical. Management support not only includes assisting in the development of the RTW program, but also assuring that all managers, supervisors and employees are trained on the RTW process, that job analyses exist for all positions so that all stakeholders understand the physical demands of the job...

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... Knowing the physical demands of work is an essential foundation for injury prevention and management. This knowledge is essential for matching the worker with the work and forms the basis for developing post-offer and return to work screens, transitional duty programs, and industrial...

... to determine an individual applicant s ability to safely perform the physical requirements of a specific job. This screen or test is performed after an applicant has been offered the job, as the last step to ensuring physical fitness to perform the critical physical demand of the job. Functional testing may...