Ensuring that employees are both physically fit for work by matching their capabilities with
the physical requirements of their job, and physically fit for life by promoting health-related …

This book on fitness for work gathers together specialist advice on the medical aspects of
employment and the majority of medical conditions likely to be encountered in the working …

Fitness-to-work examinations require an objective assessment of the physical and mental
health of employees in relation to the requirements and working conditions of specific jobs …

The main findings from reports published in scientific journals on the criteria and methods
used to assess fitness for work were reviewed. Systematic searches were made using …

First published in 1988, Fitness for Work has grown to become the UK'bible'of occupational
health and the Faculty of Occupational Medicine's flagship publication. This fourth edition …

The main findings from reports published in scientific journals on the criteria and methods
used to assess fitness for work were reviewed. Systematic searches were made with engine …

The'bible'of occupational health, Fitness for Work is the most in-depth and comprehensive
resource available on the relationship between ill health and employment. The specialist …

The world of work has many arduous jobs that require the worker to possess greater levels
of physical ability than found in the normal population. This chapter provides an overview of …

Assessments of fitness for work can be important for job applicants, employees, and
employers. Unfitness due to an acute illness is normally self evident and uncontentious, but …

Physical fitness, as defined for this conference, is characterized by the ability to perform work
satisfactorily. This chapter discusses (a) the assessment of the various components of …