More and more companies are realizing that a Pre-Placement Screening is vital to their hiring process.

A Pre-Placement Screening serves 4 essential purposes.

1. Ensures a prospective employee can do the proposed job safely
2. Provides baseline medical data in which workplace exposures can
    be monitored
3. Ensures that nothing in the workplace will interfere with the
    prospective employee’s current state of health
4. Identifies conditions which may have a negative impact on the
    company’s long term disability premiums

Focus Workplace Ltd.’s Pre-Placement / Post Offer Screenings are customized to the nature of your business, and commonly include:

• Physicians or Nurses Assessment
• Functional Abilities Evaluation
• Audiometric Screening
• Vision Screening
• Pulmonary Functions Screening
• Designated Substance Testing
• Screening for Drugs of Abuse

For a Pre-Placement / Post-Offer Screening request form, please click here.
Our evaluation protocols generate reports that are accurate and objective. All Screening results are stored electronically for future reference if / when required.

Investing in Pre-Placement Screenings now can lead to substantial savings in future costs in STD, LTD and WSIB claims. Contact Focus Workplace Ltd. to find out more!

Exposure to excessive noise can result in permanent, irreversible hearing loss. Implementing a hearing conservation program is a cost effective way to lower future WSIB overhead premiums.

Audiometric evaluation is essential to the success of a hearing conservation program because it is the only way to determine whether noise induced hearing loss is being prevented. The comparison of audiograms will identify temporary hearing loss before it becomes permanent.

For maximum protection (of both your employee and your company) an audiogram should be performed:

• Pre-employment
• One year afterward for comparison
• Every two years thereafter
• Prior to assignment in a noisy area
• At reassignment out of a noisy area
• At the termination of employment

Focus Workplace Ltd.’s skilled Industrial Audiometric Technicians utilize the latest technology to provide comprehensive testing, training and reports. Our primary goal is to prevent further disability and disease while providing the highest level of quality care. At your job site or in our offices – we can help.

Questions? Contact Focus Workplace Ltd. to hear more!

Employees that operate Industrial Lift Trucks are considered to be in safety sensitive positions. In addition to knowing the correct procedures for safe operation of a forklift, emphasis is placed on the safety of others in the proximity, as well as the health and ability of the operator.

In response to public opinion relating to lift truck operator safety, the Canadian Standards Association (CSA) developed guidelines and protocols in 1994. The standard includes the medical and physical requirements for fork lift operators.

Focus Workplace Ltd.’s Occupational Health Professionals offer thorough evaluations which comply or surpass the key elements of the CSA guidelines as follows:

• Vision Testing - with attention to spacial awareness and colour differentiation

• Audiometric Screening - specifically the ability to hear warning signals

• Functional Ability - focusing on range of movement, strength, endurance, agility and   coordination

Physical Assessment is a mandatory component of Forklift Medical Certification. Our Medical Director reviews all assessments prior to issuance of any certification.

Due to the safety sensitive nature of a Forklift Operators position, many companies require a screening for drugs of abuse as part of their evaluation process as well. Focus Workplace Ltd.’s certified Medical Review Officer allows us to provide this comprehensive service.

Contact Focus Workplace Ltd. to ensure compliance with CSA Standards.

Focus Workplace Ltd. provides a full range of Industrial Hygiene Services. Companies routinely use Air Monitoring Surveys, Noise Monitoring Surveys and Designated Substance Assessments in conjunction with Pulmonary Function Screenings, Audiometry and Designated Substance Tests.

In accordance with procedures published in the National Institute for Occupational Safety & Health Manual of Analytical Methods; short term, long term, personal and area sampling is obtained. Analysis is done in an accredited lab with blank samples submitted for quality control purposes, providing accurate, comprehensive reports.

When you need to determine compliance with specific occupational exposure limits, contact Focus Workplace Ltd. for more information about our Industrial Hygiene Services.

Focus Workplace Ltd. is currently in the development stage of this service. Please check back with us as we plan to offer Emergency First Aid Responders service in the very near future.

All pulmonary function tests are provided by our trained staff using the latest and most advanced equipment available. Group screening can be performed on-site with individual testing performed at one of our clinics.

A Pulmonary Function Test is used in assessing the functional status of the lungs as it relates to capacity, volumes and expiratory flow indicating whether there is effective performance of the lungs and airways.

Focus Workplace Ltd. will generate confidential reports for the individual employees. As well, summary reports will be supplied to the employer which can help in identifying any areas of their operation that may require attention.

For all your Occupational Health Services, contact Focus Workplace Ltd.

Using the latest and most advanced computerized vision screening systems available, the trained technicians of Focus Workplace Ltd. test your employees for:

All screening data is reviewed by our Medical Director, and referrals are made where indicated. Focus Workplace Ltd. stores this information electronically, allowing easy access for comparison and tracking purposes. Summary reports are forwarded to you, the employer, ensuring that any global changes within your employee base are caught early, preventing needless loss.

WSIB Prevention Division encourages regular vision testing and follow up, where required. Studies have proven that regular testing can lead to improved vision for your employee, resulting in increased productivity.