GSC ON-SITE SERVICES INFORMATIC
January 2019
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Job Analysis What is Job Analysis?
Job Analysis is the process of determining the essential functions of a job in addition to the specific physical demands associated with
that job. A Job Analysis can include information about the following: Job summary, job qualifications, tools and equipment used,
sensory requirements, personal protective equipment, environmental exposures, and physical demands. GSC On-Site uses the
Depart of labor methodology to conduct our Job Analysis.
Job Analysis Deliverables
Physician Summary Report:
A Physician Summary Report is a one-page report that highlights the extreme lift and carry loads as well as push and pull
forces. It also contains information about how frequent an employee is required to climb, stoop, squat, crouch, and kneel.
This information can be used to inform a treating physician about the type of work and how physically demanding their
patient’s job is. The physician can make a more educated return to work decision that serves as a preventative method for
reinjury and gets the employee back to work sooner.
Ergo Overview:
While the Analyst observes the employee performing their job functions and tasks, they baseline the physical demands of
the job and observe the mechanics performed by the employee as they complete their job tasks. During this process, the
Analyst identifies ergonomic issues and root cause. They then, create a report containing tool/equipment, process, or best-
known method recommendations to reduce the risk of injury and development of musculoskeletal disorders.
How Can Companies Utilize this Information?
Data collected during a Job Analysis, such as load lifted, frequency of lift, and lifting heights, can be used as a basis for:
Post-Offer Agility Testing:
Post-Offer Agility Testing is an option for employers to assess a potential employee’s ability to meet the physical
tolerances of the job. This is especially helpful for physical or repetitive jobs and is a tool that can be used to reduce
injuries and high employee turnover rates.
Fitness for Duty Evaluations:
Data collected during the completion of a Job Analysis can be used to develop Fitness for Duty Evaluation parameters.
The evaluation is comprised of the extreme physical tolerances of the job to ensure the employee is not at risk of reinjury
and can safely perform their job tasks for return to work after a work or personal injury/illness.
Structured Return to Work:
Structured Return to Work allows for return to work options to be identified in work areas so that a timely, transitional,
productive return to work can occur. The Analyst performing the Job Analysis identifies and creates transitional or modified
duty work options.
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