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Employment Screening Solutions

 

Welcome to Employment Screening Solutions. Servicing North Western NSW and Southern Queensland. We provide health screening services and assessments tailored to your worker and industry needs. Our current team has full accreditation to deliver full pre-employment and functional assessments (onsite and offsite) for employers and recruitment agencies within the Agriculture, Construction industries as well as local councils.

Our Services

 

Pre-Employment Medical

Our pre-employment medical consists of both extensive Medical history and Physical examination. We provide companies,  employers, and recruitment agencies with reliable and fast pre-employment assessments that can be tailored to your organization and job roles. Pre-employment assessments identify whether a candidate can safely do the job, and provide a baseline health
assessment for a worker before they enter a role.

Medical History: The applicant is required to provide detailed information about their medical history, including any past illnesses, surgeries, chronic conditions, allergies, and medications they are taking.

Physical Examination: An occupational health professional often conducts a comprehensive physical examination. This may include measuring height, weight, and blood pressure, and checking vital
signs, evaluating vision and hearing, and assessing general physical fitness.

Additional special testing of Audiometry and Spirometry testing can be included in this medical.

Audiometry (Onsite or Workplace)

 

We provide audiometry health monitoring including baseline, periodic, and exit testing. We currently have a soundproof booths located in our Moree and Narrabri locations that we can conduct full audiometry testing.

Additionally, we can come to you onsite at your workplace throughout NSW or Queensland to undertake mobile audiometric testing. Our mobile testing booth is a trailer that is towed onsite taking up little room, some 2 x 2.4 meters in length. The acoustic enclosure reduces the noise to meet the Australian Standards AS/NZS 1269.4 Audiometry Assessments, so that accurate baseline and reference audiometric testing can be undertaken prior.

We have extensive experience in delivery large scale testing for companies and local councils throughout north western NSW. If you have any queries relating to our audiometry testing or would like to know more about coordinating testing at your work site, our team will be happy to discuss and answer any questions you may have.

Spirometry (Lung Function Test)

 

Lung function testing, also known as spirometry, can identify any abnormalities in lung function early before they become more severe and potentially irreversible. It can also assist employers in identifying any potential workplace hazards that could affect their employees’ respiratory health. We understand the importance of maintaining your employees’ respiratory health. That’s why we provide on-site spirometry testing to help you protect your employees’ lung health. Our qualified healthcare professionals use state-of-the-art equipment to perform quick and non-invasive lung function tests that comply with the latest health, safety and environment (HSE) guidelines.

Our lung function testing service is designed to be comprehensive and efficient, providing valuable information for employers and employees alike. Our testing process includes measuring three key parameters:

  • Forced Vital Capacity (FVC)
  • Forced Expiratory Volume in one second (FEV1)

The FVC measurement assesses the total amount of air that can be exhaled forcibly from the lungs after taking a deep breath. The FEV1 measurement tests the amount of air that one can exhale in the first second of the FVC test. Finally, the PEF measurement assesses the maximum speed at which one can exhale air. Each employee tested will receive a results outlining their lung function test results, including predicted values and any issues detected.

If any employees are identified as having abnormal lung function test results, we will provide referrals for their GPs if required.

Workplace Drug & Alcohol Testing (Instant or Laboratory)

 

We conduct assessments in accordance with Australian Standard AS 4308 and AS 4760 for the following drugs: THC (Marijuana or Cannabis), Speed, Ecstasy and Ice, Benzodiazepines (sleeping tablets), Opiates (pain relief medication such as Codeine and Heroin), Cocaine.

If an instant drug test or laboratory drug test is non-negative, it is mandatory under the Australian Standards for the sample to undergo further confirmation testing within a NATA accredited laboratory before a final result is issued. This further confirmation testing will incur an additional cost and is not included in the cost of the medical.

Types of drug and alcohol testing; Saliva drug test, Urine drug test, Alcohol breath test.

CAT 3 Rail Medical

 

A Category 3 Rail Medical applies to workers who perform non-safety critical work and whose health and fitness will not directly impact commuters or colleagues.

This medical assesses a workers ability to move through the rail corridor, function under supervision and reach a safe place in the event of an emergency.

It includes:

  • Vision testing
  • Audiometry
  • Musculoskeletal assessment
  • Drug and alcohol screening

Ergonomic Assessments & Training

 

The best way to prevent poor ergonomic work practices is to provide employees with the right information to be able to identify the most common risk factors before they cause an injury. By educating employees, organisations are more equipped to actively improve their working environment through workstation ergonomics. Ergonomic assessments and ergonomic workshops are a great tool for companies to screen for risk factors and contribute to overall health and wellbeing of their workplace.

An ergonomic assessment involves assessment of an employee at their workstation to ensure optimal working postures and ergonomic work practices, correct workstation set-up. A formal report can be provided to the employer outlining all findings and any recommendations.

Our Ergonomic Assessments can include: Individual workstation assessments, Multiple workstation assessments, Home office ergonomic assessments and Vehicle ergonomic assessments.

Manual Handling Training & Assessment

 

We offer both manual handling assessments and training to our clients. Our manual handling assessment will look at all the physical demands and tasks completed by staff in your workplace. From there, we can identify any physical or environmental hazards that may put your employees at risk of sustaining an injury. Our manual handling training services will help your employees understand and comply with Occupational Health and Safety (OH&S) requirements. We offer theoretical and practical training components that staff can apply in the workplace.

We offer options of on site and in person, our team comes to you and training can be tailored to your needs.

Currently we provide services to Jobfit, InjuryNet, cotton gins located through NSW and QLD, Moree Plains Shire Council, Gwydir Shire, Inverell Shire Council, Narrabri Shire Council, Joss Group, BodyCare, Workforce Health Assessors, Stahmann Farms, John Holland, Fulton Hogan and other surrounding agribusinesses.