Medical history
The health practitioner will ask the candidate questions about their past and present medical history. This questionnaire will cover health conditions, injuries, disabilities, vaccinations, health and fitness habits. Applicants should always be honest when completing this section of the health assessment. False information can compromise safety and create risk in the workplace. Under certain State and Territory Workers’ Compensation Act’s, full disclosure of medical history is required prior to claiming.
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Medical examination
The medical examination component generally consists of your basic measurements including height, age, weight, blood pressure (BP), and body mass index (BMI), as well as an assessment of your cardiovascular (heart), respiratory (chest) and auditory (ear) systems.  

Pre-employment functional assessments
A pre-employment functional assessment is a physical examination conducted by a Doctor, Nurse, accredited Exercise Physiologist, Occupational Therapist or Physiotherapist. Functional examinations are used to determine the candidate’s ability to meet the physical requirements of their role. Many companies request functional assessments alongside pre-employment medicals. The assessor will test the candidate’s range of motion, grip strength, positional tolerances, lifting and carrying capacity and cardiovascular fitness.

We don’t supply same day results, the quickest is 24 hours which is an express service and costs an additional fee for "urgent results" In general most medicals have a 48 hour turn around unless they are having X Rays or pathology which can take up to 5 business days.

A Functional Capacity Evaluation (FCE) is conducted to ensure that each employee has the capacity to safely perform the demands of their job. The assessment is designed to prevent injury in the workforce and plays a key role in Workplace Health and Safety.

The testing procedures completed will vary depending on the functional requirements of the candidate’s proposed / required duties. A FCE can include tests such as strength testing, range of motion testing, flexibility testing, comprehensive musculoskeletal examination and manual handling assessments.

The examiner will conduct a variety of tests that are designed to measure your balance, level of fatigue, physical strength, ability to tolerate sitting and standing, range of motion, ability to walk, ability to lift and carry, and your ability to perform both fine and gross motor skills.

Spirometry (spy-ROM-uh-tree) is a common office test used to assess how well your lungs work by measuring how much air you inhale, how much you exhale and how quickly you exhale. Spirometry is used to diagnose asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and other conditions that affect breathing. Spirometry may also be used periodically to monitor your lung condition and check whether a treatment for a chronic lung condition is helping you breathe better.

A spirometry test requires you to breathe into a tube attached to a machine called a spirometer. Before you do the test, a nurse, a technician or your doctor will give you specific instructions. Listen carefully and ask questions if something is not clear. Doing the test correctly is necessary for accurate and meaningful results.

Your doctor or nurse may give you an inhaled medication to open your lungs (bronchodilator) after the initial round of tests. You'll need to wait 15 minutes and then do another set of measurements. Your doctor or nurse then can compare the results of the two measurements to see whether the bronchodilator improved your airflow.

An audiometry evaluation is a painless, non-invasive hearing test that measures a person's ability to hear different sounds, pitches, or frequencies. There are various types of hearing tests available, including:
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Pure tone audiometry – a machine called an audiometer produces a range of beeps and whistles (pure tones). You press a button or otherwise indicate when you hear the sounds. If you listen to the pure tones through headphones, your air conduction hearing is being tested. This tests your outer hearing pathway as well as your inner ear. If you listen to the sounds through a bone conductor – a vibrator held against the mastoid bone (located behind the ear) – the sounds your inner hearing pathways can hear are measured.
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Speech discrimination tests – this is a test of how clearly you hear speech. Speech discrimination tests require you to repeat words said to you. Age-related hearing loss typically begins with the loss of higher frequencies, so that certain speech sounds (such as ‘p’, ‘f’ and ‘t’) end up sounding very similar.
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Online hearing test – wearing headphones, people can check their hearing in background noise. Developed by National Acoustics Laboratories, Australia, this test takes less than five minutes and evaluates hearing ability according to age. Designed for adults.

An electrocardiogram records the electrical signals in your heart. It's a common and painless test used to quickly detect heart problems and monitor your heart's health. Also called ECGs or EKGs, they are often done in a doctor's office, a clinic or a hospital room. ECG machines are standard equipment in operating rooms and ambulances. Some personal devices, such as smart watches, offer ECG monitoring.

No special preparations are necessary for a standard electrocardiogram. Tell your doctor about any medications and supplements you take. These can often affect the results of your test.

During an ECG, up to 12 sensors (electrodes) will be attached to your chest and limbs. The electrodes are sticky patches with wires that connect to a monitor. They record the electrical signals that make your heart beat. A computer records the information and displays it as waves on a monitor or on paper. You can breathe normally during the test, but you will need to lie still. Make sure you're warm and ready to lie still. Moving, talking or shivering may distort the test results. A standard ECG takes a few minutes. You can resume your normal activities after your electrocardiogram.