Workplace Assessments

A specialised on-site assessment of the worker's pre-injury duties and/or potential suitable duties with the same or different employer to:

Identify the critical demands of all work tasks (physical, psychological, social and environmental)
Establish the work-related performance criteria against which the worker's functional capacity is to be evaluated
Identify methods of temporarily or permanently modifying/mitigating the work demands to facilitate a safe return to work
Identify workplace-based strategies which will assist the worker by restoring his/her tolerance by the use of available duties.

The purpose of the workplace assessment is to design a Return to Work Plan that is precisely matched to the worker's functional capacity and which provides for upgrading commensurate with improving function. The return to work plan may then compliment OR, in itself, substitute for a clinically-based therapeutic program.

Functional Assessments

The objective measurement of the injured worker's existing and potential functional work capacity. Includes both standardised and non-standardised assessments that involve the evaluation of the worker's performance against identified work-related criteria.

Vocational Assessments and retraining

Assessment and/or counselling for the purpose of determining a vocational goal. Includes identification of transferable skills, consideration of the worker's functional limitations and capacity and assessment of labour market information.

Job Club (Job seeking assistance training packages)

Assisting and arranging job placement such as teaching job seeking skills, contacting employers, cold canvassing.

Initial Rehabilitation Assessment

An examination of the history of injury, current medical situation, education, employment history, workplace and duties, and family/social factors, in order to determine, and establish a plan to address, the worker's rehabilitation needs. Activities can include:

Meeting with the worker and employer.
Consultations with the doctor and treating professionals.
Work place visits to identify/negotiate suitable duties.
The development of a return to work plan.

Retraining programs, Job Placement

Arranging and monitoring retraining and work trials. This may include assistance to obtain work trials or sponsorship for retraining.

Workplace Modification

Advice regarding modification of either the physical work environment, the management systems of the job, or the work practices including discussion, education and negotiation with worker/employer/return to work coordinator and, if applicable, union.

Job Analysis

An on-site analysis of the components of the pre-injury job and/or potential suitable duties with the same or different employer, for example, an analysis of tasks, skills, environment.