Essential
What is Essential Screening?
Baseline screening for compliance and role suitability
The Essential service provides a streamlined, cost-effective pre-employment medical assessment designed to confirm a worker’s general fitness for work against the inherent requirements of the role.
This tier focuses on identifying obvious medical contraindications and ensuring the employer meets its baseline duty-of-care and compliance obligations, without unnecessary complexity or cost.
Essential is best suited for employers seeking a practical entry-level screening solution where workforce risk is lower or roles are less physically demanding.
Purpose:
- Confirm basic fitness for work
- Support your compliance obligations
- Identify clear, high-level medical risks
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Essential Package
Medical Testing
- Standard Audiometry (hearing) Test
- Standard Spirometry (lung function) Test
Drug & Alcohol Testing
- Instant Drug Screen
- Breath Alcohol Test
Physical Assessments
- Functional Assessment for Employment Role
- Neck Area Specific Assessment
- Back Area Specific Assessment
- Back & Flexibility Test
- Chester Step Test
Questionnaires
- Not included
Report
- Yes
GP/OP sign off?
- No
What's Included
| Service Category | Essential |
|---|---|
| Medical Questionnaire & Declaration |
✔ Basic medical history & declaration |
| Vision Screening | ✔ |
| Audiometry (Hearing Test) | ✔ Standard audiometry |
| Spirometry (Lung Function) | ✔ Standard spirometry |
| Cardiovascular Screening | — |
| Metabolic Screening | — |
| Drug & Alcohol Testing | ✔ Instant drug screen & breath alcohol |
| Physical Capacity / Functional Assessment |
— |
| Musculoskeletal Screening | — |
| Range of Motion & Strength Testing |
✔ Role-relevant testing |
| Psychosocial Risk Screening | — |
| Injury & Pre-Existing Condition Analysis |
— |
| Risk Stratification & Flagging | — |
| Employer-Focused Clinical Commentary |
✔ Fit / not fit summary |
| Defensibility for Future Claims |
Low |
| Primary Purpose | Compliance & baseline fitness |
| Need greater coverage? Explore Professional tier |