SHE Group delivers occupational medicals for employees in various industries across South Africa. These industries include mining, construction, automotive, industrial, and fast moving consumer goods to name but a few. It is important to understand what an occupational medical consists of and how it can benefit your organisation.
Occupational medicals aim to track the vital statistics of our client’s employees in order to prevent and treat work-related injuries or illnesses caused by occupational hazards. SHE Group’s health practitioners are doctors and nurses who specialise in occupational medicine. Our combined experience of well over fifty years in the field enables us to keep your workforce safe and healthy, and your workplace compliant.
A SHE Group nurse will provide an educated occupational health opinion on matters pertaining to employees’ work roles and working environment, as well as issues involving his or her health. Our advice is based on comprehensive research and insight into the industry and the relevant workplace, as well as on comprehensive occupational medical exams of the workers.
Occupational medicals take approximately 30 minutes and provide a thorough report on each employee’s vital signs and bodily systems in light of the various occupational hazards that pertain to the workplace, as well as issues that can render employees unfit for duty.
Occupational medicals are required across various employment sectors be it for new employees or incident specific employee cases. These include:
Occupational medicals are carried out to ensure the fitness and general health of staff and consist of:
The following tests can be added according to the risk assessment:
Occupational medicals are carried by our highly qualified medical teams and occupational health practitioners, or by a doctor if and when required at one of our branches situated in Bloemfontein and George. In order to ensure that we provide our clients with the best possible solutions, are able to travel nationwide for on site medicals. Our dynamic medical team is registered with the South African Nursing council.
In order to ensure that we provide our clients with the best possible solutions, we are also able to travel nationwide for on-site medicals.
At the end of the examination, the medical team will provide a certificate for the worker that will make clear whether the worker is:
Case Reporting
Should an employee be found to be suffering from an occupational disease, it is required that the attending practitioner (nurse or doctor) notify the employee directly, the employer and the local office’s Department of Labour (as prescribed by Section 25 in the Occupational Health and Safety Act.
Statutory reporting requires the completion of numerous documents, and a thorough understanding of the statutory mechanisms that govern these submissions. It is strongly advised that an Occupational Medical Practitioner with the necessary experience is contracted for this component of the programme.
Case Submission
This comprises further data collection to satisfy the requirements of the Workmen’s Compensation Commissioner, and the submission of a claim. This includes the completion of the following documents as a minimum:
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