POST-OFFER ASSESSMENTS (POETs)
WHAT IS A POST-OFFER ASSESSMENTS (POETs)?
A Post-Offer Assessment (POETs) is a critical step in the hiring process for physically demanding jobs, ensuring that new hires are physically capable of performing essential job tasks safely and effectively. By evaluating an individual’s strength, endurance, flexibility, and overall fitness levels, POETs help employers mitigate injury risks, reduce workers’ compensation claims, and ensure workplace safety compliance. At NorthStream Safety & Rehab, we provide comprehensive, job-specific assessments conducted by certified occupational health professionals to help businesses make informed hiring and return-to-work decisions.
A Post-Offer Assessment (POETs) is a medical and functional evaluation conducted after a candidate has been offered a job but before they officially start working. This assessment ensures that the new hire can meet the physical demands of the role without risking injury or compromising workplace safety.
By simulating real work conditions and evaluating strength, mobility, cardiovascular endurance, and ergonomic risks, a POETs helps employers make informed hiring decisions and minimize risks associated with physically demanding roles.
UNDERSTANDING JOB-SPECIFIC PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS
Every job has unique physical demands, and a
one-size-fits-all approach to fitness testing is ineffective. Our POETs are customized to align with the specific physical requirements of each position, ensuring that employees are physically capable of performing lifting, carrying, pushing, pulling, climbing, and other essential tasks.
HOW POETs HELPS REDUCE WORKPLACE INJURIES
By identifying physical limitations before employment begins, POETs help employers proactively reduce injury risks and create safe work environments. This preemptive approach leads to fewer workplace accidents, lower workers’ compensation costs, and improved long-term employee retention.
CERTIFIED OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH PROFESSIONALS
Our assessments are conducted by certified professionals trained in occupational health, ergonomics, and workplace safety. They ensure that each POETs is accurate, legally compliant, and tailored to industry-specific requirements, giving businesses confidence in their hiring decisions.
WHAT DOES A POETs INCLUDE?
A Post-Offer Assessment (POETs) is a comprehensive evaluation that assesses a candidate’s physical capabilities in relation to their job’s demands. It includes a series of standardized strength, endurance, and mobility tests, ensuring that employees can safely perform essential job functions. The assessment is tailored to specific industry and job requirements, reducing the risk of workplace injuries.
ASSESSMENT OF STRENGTH, ENDURANCE & MOBILITY
We measure lifting capacity, grip strength, flexibility, and cardiovascular endurance, ensuring that employees can handle the physical exertion required for their job role.
IDENTIFYING JOB-SPECIFIC PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS
Our assessments focus on matching the candidate’s abilities with job expectations, including: Lifting and carrying weight requirements, Repetitive motion and prolonged standing assessments, Task-specific physical capacity evaluations
ERGONOMIC RISK FACTORS & WORKPLACE ADJUSTMENTS
POETs help employers identify potential ergonomic risks and make necessary workplace adjustments to reduce strain and injury risks for employees in physically demanding roles
WHAT ARE THE BENEFITS OF A POETs?
A Post-Offer Assessment (POETs) is a proactive safety measure that helps employers ensure that new hires can physically meet the demands of their job while minimizing the risk of injury. By conducting a POETs, businesses can make informed hiring decisions, protect their workforce, and reduce costs related to workplace injuries and workers’ compensation claims. These assessments serve as a key component of a strong occupational health and safety program, improving workplace efficiency, productivity, and compliance with industry standards.
ENSURING EMPLOYEES ARE PHYSICALLY FIT FOR THEIR ROLE
POETs confirm that employees are capable of handling job demands, reducing the likelihood of early burnout, musculoskeletal injuries, and workplace accidents.
REDUCING WORKERS’ COMPENSATION CLAIMS & INJURY RISKS
By verifying an employee’s physical capabilities before they start working, businesses can drastically lower the risk of workplace injuries, leading to fewer compensation claims and reduced downtime.
ENHANCING HIRING & RETURN-TO-WORK DECISIONS
Employers gain confidence in hiring decisions, knowing that new hires meet physical expectations. Additionally, POETs assist with return-to-work evaluations, ensuring that employees recovering from injuries can safely resume their duties.
GET STARTED WITH A PHYSICAL DEMANDS ANALYSIS
CONTACT US TO SCHEDULE AN ASSESSMENT
Reach out today to schedule a Post-Offer Assessment and ensure that your employees are physically capable, safe, and ready to succeed in their roles. Contact us now for more details!