WorkSaver’s Fitness-for-Duty

• Reduces Injuries by determining a person’s abilities to work safely.
• Identifies medical conditions that present direct threat of harm for testing and work.
• Helps employer to objectively identify reasonable job accommodations in compliance with the ADA.
• Identifies and measures physical impairments for pre-injury functional baseline.
• Assesses baseline functional capacities (e.g., strength, aerobic capacity, balance, coordination, and flexibility).

• Supports the legal foundation of FFD testing
• Created by WorkSaver ergonomic specialists by performing on-site ergonomic job physical demands validations (PDVs)
• Data derived from PDVs are translated into functional job descriptions (FJDs) and provided to the employer for review and approval.
• The approved FJDs will be used to create job-specific FFD exams.

A. New Hire Fitness for Duty (FFD) Tests

• Conducted post-offer, pre-placement in accordance to ADA guidelines
• Job-specific – Based on validated Functional Job Descriptions
• Uniformly applied across same job titles
• Detailed, legally defensible report that accurately describes the individual’s physical ability to work.
• Same day notification of results

B. Return to Work FFD Tests:

• Conducted upon return to work following injury and illness
• Conducted upon return to work following prolonged absence
• Conducted in full compliance with FMLA
• Conducted on high risk jobs (e.g., firefighters) at regular time intervals (e.g., annually)
• Job-specific – Based on validated FJDs.
• Uniformly applied across same job titles
• Detailed, legally defensible report that accurately describes the individual’s physical ability to work.
• Same day notification of results

• Fully compliant with EEOC regulations and federal laws dealing with non-discrimination such as the ADA, ADEA, Title VII, PDA, and GINA.
• Designed to prevent any disparate discrimination based on gender, age, or disability.
• Follows all HIPAA guidelines for protection of private health information.

• WorkSaver Quality Assurance Staff of Registered Nurses provides detailed quality assurance reviews on each and every WorkSaver functional exam in order to ensure legal compliance to EEOC and ADA regulations for your organization.

• Availability 24/7 for any and all questions.

• Decreases in Lost Time and Injury Rates
• Decreased Employee Turnover
• Decreases in Worker’s Compensation Cost
• Increase in Productivity