Post-Offer Medical Assessments (Pre-Placement Medicals)
Post-offer medical assessments evaluate an individual’s fitness to safely perform the essential duties of a role. When aligned to job demands, they support sound placement decisions and help reduce downstream injury, absence, and claims risk.
Evaluation Components
Assessments are tailored to the physical and functional demands of the role and may include:
- Medical history review relevant to job demands
- Physical examination focused on functional capacity
- Vision and hearing screening
- Musculoskeletal evaluation
- Functional testing (lifting, mobility, endurance)
- Drug and alcohol screening (where required)
- Diagnostic testing (e.g., x-ray, spirometry, lab work)
- Clearance, restrictions, or accommodation guidance
To ensure assessments are job-specific and defensible, a Physical Demands Analysis (PDA) is required. Where unavailable, WMC can coordinate third-party development.
Our sessions equip employees and supervisors with the knowledge, motivation, and accountability needed to make hearing protection second nature, not an afterthought.
How Workplace Medical Delivers
Workplace Medical delivers post-offer medicals through company-owned clinics and a national clinical network, using standardized, role-specific protocols to ensure consistency and defensibility.
Employers benefit from:
- Company-owned OH clinics and integrated testing services
- Canada-wide coverage with consistent protocols
- Client portal for booking, results review, and reporting
- Secure data management and audit-ready documentation
- Seamless integration with broader OH and AM programs
This delivery model provides visibility, control, and repeatability across all locations.
Risk & Compliance Considerations
The design and application of pre-placement medicals materially affect hiring outcomes and downstream risk. WMC works with employers to ensure assessments are:
- Appropriately scoped to job demands
- Calibrated for safety-sensitive roles
- Interpreted and documented to support defensible placement decisions
This approach helps organizations avoid under- or over-testing while maintaining regulatory and human rights compliance.