Health Assessment

The Equality Act requires employers to make reasonable adjustments to work tasks, work equipment and attendance patterns that are necessary to ensure that any of their employees with a health condition or disability are not discriminated against. The only practicable way to achieve this is to introduce a range of health assessment and risk assessment processes that sit alongside more standard Human Resources activities. Praxis42 can help your organisation with these specialised assessments and offer:

• Employee Health Assessment
• Maternity Risk Assessment
• Lone Worker Health Assessments
• Night Worker Health Assessments

Employee Health Assessment

Employers should operate an employee health assessment process as an integral part of their recruitment activity in order to ensure that they can make the range of reasonable adjustments that might be required to ensure the ongoing health and safety at work of employees with a health condition or disability. When operated appropriately, the outputs of an employee health assessment can also ensure that an employee is not treated unfairly where their comparative performance might be affected by a condition such as dyslexia.

Health assessment processes associated with recruitment can only be deployed at the point at which a job offer is made and the prompt assessment and feedback provided by Praxis42 can help to ensure that you are able to make any required reasonable adjustments in good time for the arrival of your new employees.

The changes introduced by the Equality Act allow employers to offer their employees a Health Assessment at any point during employment. Doing so can be a valuable benefit to both the employee and the organisation as illnesses and health conditions that develop with age can then be identified and addressed as needs be. Praxis42 can provide either paper-based or online health assessment solutions as required.

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Maternity Risk Assessment

Along with a requirement to assess the risks associated with the work activities undertaken by all employees, the Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations (and other Regulations) expect employers to take additional care for any worker who may be pregnant. The Praxis42 Maternity Risk Assessment (MRA) helps to ensure that the health of pregnant employees, and that of their babies, is protected from any special risks present in the workplace.

Once the employee has let you know that she is pregnant, your processes should trigger an MRA. Because of the confidential and specialised nature of health information relevant to pregnancy, the MRA should be undertaken by an Occupational Health Adviser or an individual who is similarly qualified. It may be necessary to repeat the MRA as the pregnancy develops.

Praxis42 can provide you with an MRA process, the outputs of which, where appropriate, might include additional risk control measures; adjustments to work tasks or attendance patterns; or where no suitable risk control mechanisms are available, guidance on removal from the workplace to protect the health and safety of the mother and her child.

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Lone Worker Health Assessment

Along with a requirement to assess the risks associated with the work activities undertaken by all employees, the Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations (and other Regulations) expect employers to take particular care for those of their employees that work alone. The Praxis42 Lone Worker Risk Assessment (LWHA) helps to ensure that the physical and mental health of lone workers is adequately protected from any special risks posed by being alone at work.

An employee should be offered an LWHA before they start lone working and this offer should then be repeated every following year. Employers will also need to offer a repeat assessment to any of their lone workers whose health status has changed since their last assessment, for example where a new health condition has developed or a change in medication has been agreed.

Praxis42 can provide your organisation with a questionnaire and linked assessment process. Together, these will enable your organisation to comply with this legislation and guide you on any activities that must not be undertaken alone and on any reasonable adjustments that you might need to make for your lone workers.

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Night Worker Health Assessment

The Working Time Regulations require employers to offer a free health assessment to any worker who works at night, where “night” is defined as being between the hours of 11pm and 6am. The Praxis42 Night Worker Health Assessment (NWHA) helps to ensure that employees working at night are fit to perform their role and that the night work they undertake will not trigger a new health issue, or exacerbate any existing health condition.

An employee should be offered a NWHA before they start night work and this offer should then be repeated every following year. Employers will also need to offer a repeat assessment to any of their night workers whose health status has changed since their last assessment, for example where a new health condition has developed or a change in medication has been agreed.

Praxis42 can provide your organisation with a questionnaire and linked assessment process. Together, these will enable your organisation to comply with this legislation and guide you on any reasonable adjustments that you might need to make for your night workers.

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Sickness Absence and Ill Health Management

Responsibly managing long-term employee sickness absence, and making sure that employees with a health condition or illness are fairly treated, can present challenges to even the best-prepared organisations. Having access to experienced and independent Occupational Health Advisers can help. Through use of an Occupational Health Referral process and by providing general guidance and advice on health and work, Praxis42 can support you as you manage: