Pre-Employment Strength Testing
Many companies and organizations face the potential of hiring employees who are not physically capable of performing the requirements of the job. Pre-employment strength testing is proven to substantially reduce the cost of workers’ compensation claims by matching the physical capabilities of the job applicant with the physical demands of the job. The technology helps identify an applicant’s lack of strength which may prevent them from safely performing the job. In many cases, the lack of strength is due to previous injuries, or pre-existing conditions, that are likely to be aggravated by the physical demands of the job being offered.
Avoid Hiring Workers’ Compensation Claims
Pre-employment strength testing, or isokinetic testing, is an absolutely objective test that verifies each applicant’s ability to perform the demands of the job. A wealth of case law supports the use of isokinetic testing as a legal hiring tool.The technology helps identify an applicant’s lack of strength necessary to safely perform a job. In many cases, the lack of strength is because of previous injuries, or pre-existing conditions, that are likely to be aggravated by the physical demands of the job being offered.
Who should be tested?
Pre-hire: All applicants hired to perform physically demanding work.
Post-injury Return-to-Work Evaluation: By testing employees before they return to work, the test will determine whether your employees are once again fit to perform their previous functions.
Determine Claim Legitimacy: When employees are tested prior to hire, post-injury tests can be compared against a baseline to determine actual extent, if any, of the injury. Additionally, the technology can identify when an employee is faking the extent of his or her injury.
Safety Consultants, the Horton Group’s safety consulting firm, has formed a partnership with Cost Reduction Technologies, the industry-leader in isokinetic testing, to offer highly effective pre-employment strength testing at our locations in Orland Park, Illinois and Waukesha, Wisconsin.
Learn more at www.thehortongroup.com/prevent-losses for more information.
