Preplacement Medicals - Occu-Med Health Services Inc.

Ensuring workplace safety and employee well-being is a critical responsibility for employers. One proactive measure that organizations can adopt is the implementation of preplacement or post-offer medical examinations. These medicals, conducted after a job offer is made but before the employee starts their role, provide valuable insights into a candidate’s physical and mental fitness for specific job requirements.

Ensuring Job-Specific Fitness

Preplacement medicals help determine whether a candidate is physically and mentally capable of performing the essential duties of their new role. This is especially important for positions that involve physically demanding tasks, exposure to hazardous materials, or high levels of stress. By aligning the individual’s health status with job demands, employers can ensure that employees are placed in roles where they are most likely to succeed and remain safe.

Compliance with Legal Requirements

For companies that work with designated substances, preplacement medicals are particularly critical. Designated substances, such as asbestos, lead, and benzene, pose significant health risks if proper precautions are not taken. Preplacement medicals help determine an employee’s baseline health and ensure they can safely work in environments where these substances are present. They also enable employers to implement specific health monitoring and protective measures to mitigate long-term exposure risks and comply with Ontario’s occupational health and safety regulations.

Occu-Med conducts preplacement medicals on-site at client locations and using our National Network of medical clinics and doctors.
Pre-placement medical assessments are used to ensure that an employee is medically fit for the work being offered, and that he/she is able to do the work without injuring themselves or others.

We can help clients determine the right protocol (series of tests) to use for each job type; arrange for medicals to be conducted consistently across all our service staff & clinics and even arrange for standardized, consistent pricing across Canada.

Call us, and we’ll gladly walk through the process with you.