2015-583-E HR - Job Ready Services workplace fitness for duty and functional capacity testing

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DocuSign Envelope ID:6E9B5308-6677-4F2E-9268-29D6E1A4FD76 k Sample -- Policy Regarding Post Offer, Pre-Placement Tests MARTIAL Post offer[Pre-placement examinations are successful tools utilized to create.a safer working environment for employees. With the advent of'sports technology applied to the industrial worker, comprehensive stress tests monitor heart and musculoskeletal function to detect disease processes, wear and tear syndromes,and many other problems that lead to injuries and disability. [Company Name] is willing to pay for such servicesto help its employees remain safe.in the workplace and to reduce costs associated with injuries Training provided during'the examinations increases body awareness during work activities to prevent cumulative trauma and to successfully reduce injuries. Furthermore, employee turnover.and operating expenses are.reduced by maintaining properly qualified personnel in each position. As a result, [company Name] is implementing the WorkSTEPS° evaluation prop am for all prospective employees in designated job categories as set forth below.. [Employer must apply these to all entering employees in the designated job categories.] This program has been in effect since 1986,has one of the largest normative databases in the United States,and has"proven its success by creating safety in the work place. Recognizing that every job and every empio.yee are different,the tests are utilized to determine whether or not the employee can safely perform job duties. i When necessary to enable an otherwise qualified candidate with a `-`disability" to participate in testing; the Company will provide reasonable accommodations provided such accommodations do not cause an undue hardship. Candidates who believe they need an accommodation to partl6pate in the testing program,must request such accommodations. To minimize or avoid delays in testing, the Company asks candidates to advise the Company of the need for any accommodation as soon as possible after you have received a conditional offer of employment. Policy: Effective (Date), all persons.applying for employment in the following positions will be required to successfully complete a functional employment test. The following is the process that will be followed. 1. Candidates should report to personnel office to comp application forms. lete the necessary 2. A Human Resources manager and/or any other authorized staff member will interview candidates. I 3. A Human Resources manager and/or any other authorized staff member will offer employment to those candidates deemed to be the most ualified and suitable for the ositions sou ht. The offer of employ meat will be contingent q. P g. . b upon [the successful completion of a post-offer drug screen (if applicable) and] the functional employment test. [Note:. Companies who utilize drug tests should consult employment counsel to review any applicable legal requirements under federal or state law. In general,if a drug screen is required,the Company should inform candidates of the procedures followed regarding the drug screen.] 4. Upon receiving conditional offers of employment, candidates will be given written job descriptions and additional written information regarding the post bfferlpfc=placoineht functional ern Pto ment test. After carefully reviewing this information and/of consulting with their personal physicians, candidates must complete a release authorizing the Company, Work-STEPS, and the licensed WbrkSTEPS testing facility to conduct the post-offer functional employment tests. Requests for accommodations should be noted on the release. Depending on the nature of the accommodation sought,further discussions and/or medical documentation may be needed to identify an appropriate k accommodation. Testing will be.delayed until the interactive process aimed at identifying appropriate and necessary reasonable accommodations is completed. 5. Once the Company receives a fully completed release and any requests for reasonable accommodation are resolved, the Company will schedule candidates for the post-offer/pre-placement functional employment test. 6. Upon reporting to the licensed WORKSTEPS testing facility, candidates will be examined by a licensed occupational or physical therapist and their staff 7. Candidates, who successfully complete the post-offer/pre-placement functional employment test, will be informed of a"start"date by the.Company Human Resource Manager or other authorized representative. The Company will notify candidates who are determined to be"not capable"of performing the essential functions of the job. Since the.Company seeks to make employment decisions based on the best available objective medical evidence; candidates who receive a"not capable"result or who are unable to complete the test should provide the Company with any additional information they believe the Company should consider in evaluating the conditional offer.of employment.