Block 3: Occupational Health Management -
Section 5: The Medical Adjudication Process and Management of its Outcomes
OHM5.1:The process of fitness certification

GENERAL OBJECTIVES
To acquire a coherent framework for implementing medical adjudication by which to apply the principles of fair labour practice, in the management of employees that are incapacitated or disabled, whilst protecting the operational interests of the company.

SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES
The objectives of this section include:
  • To develop an approach to the process of  fitness certification
  • To understand the roles of the various stakeholders in the management of incapacity and disability
  • To understand the actions that should be taken by managers to ensure that incapacity and disability is actively managed, by providing knowledge and support.
  • To reduce the conflicts that arise between colleagues in the workplace, which are the result of misunderstandings and mismatched expectations regarding responsibilities and roles.

The Process of certification of Fitness:

The process of certification of fitness to work can be regarded as comprising three phases, as shown in the algorithm below: If you click on any coloured block, you will branch to relevant text.