Other Services

Long term absenteeism due to medical issues has major physical & psychological impacts on an individual.  It can also have significant financial and operational impacts on an employer. 

Ergosmart Consulting can assist organisations support their employees with non-work related injuries, illness or conditions to maximise employment participation and productivity.  We provide services to support an employee to remain at work through assessing their particular needs, identifying of risk factors relevant to their condition and providing advice / recommendations to accommodate them safely at work.  Ergosmart Consulting also provides services to facilitate an employee’s readiness for returning to work after a period of absence due to medical reasons.

Services include:

• Ergonomic & workplace assessment (including access & mobility)
• Case conferencing
• Case management & communication with all parties
• Graded return to work program
• Equipment prescription
• Functional education
• Linking in with relevant community services

An activities of daily living (ADL) assessment analyses an individual’s functional performance in the areas of personal self-care and general activities in and around the home.  The  assessment considers the individual’s safe abilities, context of family support, scope for improvement through task modification or equipment prescription and if necessary, recommendations for short term care. The aim of an ADL assessment is to maximise independence & capacity.

The assessment is conducted in the individual’s home environment by one of our Occupational Therapists.  It may include (but is not limited to) the following areas:

• Cleaning and laundering
• Cooking and food preparation
• Gardening
• Mobility and the ability to transfer (i.e. getting in and out of bed or up from your chair or sofa)
• Transport
• Shopping
• Management of medications
• Personal care and hygiene

The ADL  assessment is a service provided across different schemes (Workers Compensation, CTP).  It may also be provided as a medico-legal service for recommendations on ADL  requirements or review of existing services/care.

A task analysis (also referred to as ‘duties manual’ or ‘job dictionary’) is a comprehensive assessment of an individual task, entire job role or multiple roles within an organisation.  It provides an objective review of the critical demands (physical, cognitive, etc.) of a task or job presented in a logical format utilising various quantitative measures, descriptions and photographs.  The task analysis provides a variety of useful functions:

• Assessing & documenting functional job demands, e.g. for a suitable duties register, pre-employment assessment or assisting with internal redeployment
• Providing objective job information to treating parties of an injured employee to help with treatment planning & recovery goals

Please contact us for more information or a quote.

A pre-employment functional assessment looks at the capacity of an individual to safely perform the inherent physical requirements of a job. By ensuring the right fit between the individual and the job, this can be a valuable and cost-effective tool in reducing injuries, workers compensation claims and staff turnover.

The most sound and effective functional assessments are customised based on a detailed job analysis to ensure the activities being assessed accurately reflect the critical job demands. We can create an evaluation specific to an organisation’s needs that can then be incorporated into the recruitment process.   

Please contact us for more information or a quote.