TRC000568 Pre-employment and fit for purpose medical assessments

Summary and scope

In accordance with the Work Health and Safety Act 2011 Council has a duty of care to ensure that workers engaged by Council are not put at risk from work carried out as part of their role with the organisation. This duty of care also extends to other workers and members of the public who engage in services conducted by Council.To meet this obligation, Council requires all newly engaged employees to undertake a pre-employment fit for purpose medical assessment to ensure that they are medically fit to undertake the full requirements of their position with Council. Further, from time to time, it is also necessary for Council to seek professional assessments on the medical fitness of existing workers to undertake the full range of duties in their position with the organisation. This assessment may include independent specialist advice from suitably qualified service providers such as occupational therapists and occupational physicians.