Pre-employment Examinations
Carried out before the worker starts the job or, if the urgency of the hiring justifies it, within the following 15 days.
They ensure initial fitness for the role.
Occupational Medicine is the medical speciality responsible for assessing fitness for work, adapting work to each worker’s specific state of health.
To assess fitness for work, we carry out Occupational Medicine consultations (Health Surveillance Examinations), focused on preventing occupational risks, assessing the impact of work and working conditions on workers’ health, and promoting their health. Under Portuguese law, workers must undergo the following health examinations.
Carried out before the worker starts the job or, if the urgency of the hiring justifies it, within the following 15 days.
They ensure initial fitness for the role.
To determine whether workers remain fit to perform their duties.
Their frequency is set by the occupational physician, according to the type of activity and each worker’s state of health.
Whenever there are substantial changes to working equipment or conditions that may harm the worker’s health.
And when a worker returns to work after more than 30 days’ absence due to illness or accident.
Occupational Medicine helps maintain and extend each worker’s functional capacity and working life.
Carrying out these examinations systematically meets strategic goals for workers’ health and for the safety of the organisation.
Keep an initial record of the worker’s overall health, making it possible to monitor any future changes related to occupational exposure.
Determine whether there are conditions or health states that make the worker more susceptible when exposed to certain risk factors.
Inform the worker about the potential health effects of exposure, the main preventive measures and the importance of monitoring their health.
Assess and issue the fitness certificate for the full and safe performance of the assigned duties.
Adapt work activity to the worker’s clinical situation at all times, supporting their (re)integration at work in cases of illness, occupational disease or accident.
Looking after your workers’ health is an investment in the sustainability and success of your organisation.
If you need to organise health examinations for your workers, ensure legal compliance in Occupational Medicine or clarify any questions in this area, our team is ready to find the solution that best fits your company’s needs.
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