Pre-Employment Health Assessments

COPE can carry out pre-employment health assessments (PEHA, or PEQ) including, where necessary, baseline health assessments that will support your organisation to:

• Ensure potential employees are fit for their job role
• Meet your obligation under the Disability Discrimination Act (DDA) to be aware of any reasonable adjustments that you need to make
• Prevent/reduce the incidence of occupational exposure/disease
• Prevent/minimise work accidents
• Proactively protect & benefit an employee’s health & well being
• Prevent/minimise compensation claims

Fitness for Work Assessments

COPE can undertake statutory and HSE recommended fitness for work (FFW) assessments that will guide you with regard to an employee’s fitness for work in specific environments or to carry out certain tasks such as: Fitness to drive, work in confined spaces or work at height, which will enable your organisation to:

• Meet your obligations within the law
• Prevent/minimise work accidents
• Proactively protect & benefit an employee’s health

Health Surveillance

COPE can discharge your legal obligation for undertaking health surveillance of your employees exposed to hazards such as hand arm vibration and noise. This aims to detect adverse health effects at an early stage, prevent disabling illness/disease, assist in evaluation of control measures and protect the health of your employees. This will assist your organisation to:

• Eliminate/reduce sickness absence associated with these health risks and keep related costs to a minimum
• Prevent/minimise compensation claims
• Maintain/increase employee productivity
• Comply with HSE guidance and legislation

Sickness Absence

COPE can help you manage your sickness absence and assist you to improve attendance. The CBI (2005) states that the direct costs of sickness absence for small and medium size businesses are estimated as being £310 - £410 per year for each worker employed. Proactive sickness absence management can help those off sick return to work earlier and improve workforce morale. This will benefit your organisation through:

• Reducing absence levels and associated costs/unnecessary overheads
• Maintain/improve competitiveness and productivity
• Retain valued and skilled staff
• Avoid penalties against discriminating against disabled workers
• Improve workplace relations
• Improve employee health & welfare

Lifestyle Screening Programmes

With every OH interaction COPE OH practitioners promote and advise on lifestyle choices and changes to maximise health and well being. This can be developed into individual/group lifestyle screening programmes targeted for your employee needs. This may benefit your organisation through:

• Increased employee benefit opportunities
• Increased workforce morale
• Improved general health and well being of employees
• Potentially increasing employee attendance
• Potentially reducing the risk of incidents/accidents