MWR Industrial Testing Program

We have more than twenty years’ experience in helping our clients hire capable employees, reduce risk & injury, and cut costs. Let us be a part of your team.

Services:

• Post Offer Testing
• Fit for Duty
• Job Analysis
• Lift Test
• Post Injury Exams
• Work Conditioning
• DOT Physicals
• Employment Physicals
• Respirator Physicals
• MRO Reported Drug Testing
• Rapid Drug Testing
• EKG
• Hearing Exams
• TB Test
• X-Ray

 

Research Validates That:

• 10% of the American workforce is physically incapable of performing the essential functions of their jobs safely
  • 75% of work-related injuries occur among the same 10%

Functional Job Analysis & Ergonomic Consultation:

• Properly measure, quantify, and document essential functions of a job
• Identify components of the job that pose high risks for injuries
• Make recommendations to enhance workplace safety
• Provide valid and objective solutions to job-related problems

Functional Employment Testing, backed by WORKSTEPS®

Important Features

• Customized to each job position
• Measurable and predictive ROI
• Strong legal defensibility
• Reduce injuries and cut costs
• ADA & EEOC compliant with job-specific tasks, in our unique facility
• Scheduled within 24 – 48 hours
• Results that give a capable or not capable of performing the essential functions of the job

Return on Investment:

• Our clients see a average return on investment of $94 for each dollar spent.

 

Advantages for Post-Offer and Fit-For-Duty Employment Tests:

Pre-injury

• Collects baseline physical measurements and health status
• Allows us to identify medical risks and avoid expensive claims
• Prevents personal injuries from becoming a workers’ compensation claim
• Collects standardized data for all musculoskeletal disorders
• Identify pre-existing conditions
• Reduce turnover
• Clear recommendations on hiring process

Post-injury

• Qualifies legitimate injuries and disqualifies fraudulent claims
• Assures your employee is safe to return-to-work
• Measures all functional activities
• Includes tests to identify overreaction, symptom magnification, and validity of measures
• Includes essential job functions
• Allows safe and early return-to-work based upon objective measurements

 

Work Conditioning and Injury Management:

• Includes strengthening, cardiovascular conditioning, and essential job functions
• Custom programs are weighted to progressively build appropriate physical capacity
• Daily four-hour sessions to help transition employees back to work.
• Maintains effective case management via communication with referring physicians and case managers
• Set job-specific goals and Employee education
• Quality physical therapy services at our facilities or on-site
• Assess and adjust treatment plans to ensure progress
• Visit work sites to verify essential or modified job tasks
• Provide objective data that results in case resolution

 

Unfit Employees Reduce Corporate Profits

• 75% of work-related injuries and costs occur among the unfit employees
• Less than 3% of all health care costs are spent on prevention

 

To learn more contact Tracy Hicks, Industrial Testing Manager/Business Development.
630-910-8484   •   thicks@doctorsofphysicaltherapy.com