Determining if an employee is ‘fit’ for duty is crucial for employers now more than ever, to ensure that their workforce is healthy as well as helping to reduce and even prevent workplace injuries.  Baseline and Periodic health assessments are completed, by a nurse or physician, to determine if an employee meets the standards, or Bona Fide Occupational Requirements (BFORs), set out for their position.  Bona Fide Occupational Requirements (BFORs) are the minimum physical standards, in keeping with Human Rights Legislation, for the applicant to be placed into a position

Designated Employer Representatives (DERs) will receive a ‘Fitness for Work’ certificate once the health assessment has been completed.  Occupational Health professionals, both nurses and physicians, are available to consult with our clients and help to navigate legislative requirements.

HEARING CONSERVATION AND AUDIO EVALUATIONS

Medicentres provides a complete hearing conservation program beyond baseline and periodic audiometric testing.  Noise is one of the most common occupational health hazards in industrial workplaces.  It causes hearing loss in many workers.  Noise Induced Hearing Loss (NIHL) is 100% permanent and 100% preventable.  Employees are educated on proper hearing protection by a trained Audiometric Technician or Occupational Health Nurse, and will have their hearing test results explained to them after each test.

These services are available onsite at the client’s location, and within our own clinics.  Our knowledgeable staff are available to help clients understand the legislation and their requirements for compliance.

We administer a DOT FMCSA program in order to help our clients comply with 49 CFR Parts 40 and 382, including:

• Computerized random selections
• Maintenance of random pool
• Statements of compliance and annual statistical reports
• Program updates

SUPERVISOR TRAINING FOR REASONABLE SUSPICION

Our goal is to ensure your supervisors know how to recognize the signs and symptoms of substance abuse in the workplace, and how to handle these situations.  We offer engaging in-person training, facilitated by a certified Substance Abuse Professional (SAP) with extensive experience in disability management and Return-to-Duty processes

EMPLOYEE DRUG & ALCOHOL AWARENESS (ONLINE COURSE)

This session focuses on educating employees about substance use and abuse. We’ll discuss the risk factors for substance abuse and how substance use can progress to substance abuse/dependency. Participants will learn more about the physical and mental effects of drug and alcohol abuse as well as identifying suspected drug or alcohol impairment in the workplace and why it is crucial to report these suspicions to a supervisor.