Understand each role and the risks
At Happy Health our professionals can perform on-site job analysis and provide detailed reports on each position and all of the tasks it involves. Our primary focus is on work task analysis or physical demand assessments (PDA).
A job analysis or PDA must be undertaken for us to construct valid functional tests for both pre-employment functional testing and periodic functional or fit-for-work testing.
Benefits of job analysis
- Understand each role and the risks involved
- Improve workforce planning
- Enhance health and safety outcomes
- Advance risk management
- Reduce absenteeism and turnover
- Develop effective training programs
- Meet your legislative requirements
- Lower future workers’ compensation claims
What it involves
After discussing your company’s needs and requirements, we begin by gathering as much information as possible about the job. We then arrange for a consultant to spend time in your workplace or worksite observing and collecting information about the task or job. Finally, we produce a report, which is sent for validation before being sent to you.
How to use a job analysis
- To understand the actual physicality and energy required for a job. Elements of the PDA can be used when hiring new staff to describe the actions and environment of the job. A PDA can greatly help in ensuring you hire staff best suited to the job.
- To accurately develop a modified duties plan or return to work plans where a detailed list of the specific physical demands of the work is invaluable.
- To establish valid testing criteria for more complex return-to-work functional assessments.
- As a valuable ongoing HR resource.
Frequently asked questions
Here are some of the most common questions we get asked about our job analysis or work task analysis.
What does a job analysis assess?
A job analysis covers descriptions and data about the work environment, including exposure to heat, humidity, wind and other weathers, actual forces measured in kgs or other relevant force measurements, positions of the body, repetitions of body movements and handling of loads, and the duration of positions or actions.
What does a job analysis report contain?
Our job analysis reports contain any information you’ve requested about the job or task, including photos and/or video footage. The document is designed as a ‘living document’ which requires updating on a regular basis for it to remain valid.
Can we supply the information instead of you coming on-site?
Generally, the information isn’t readily available. If information exists, it’s generally out of date or written in a context that cannot be used for an analysis of the task or job, such as production or HR document. In some cases, a previous report could be used. However, we may need to update and amend the information to meet the requirements. This generally means a consultant coming on-site.
How is Happy Health job analysis different?
We view job analysis, particularly the PDA, as a multi-use living document that lists the actual task and job requirements from the perspective of what energy, skills and perseverance are needed to perform and maintain the task or job over time. We then present it as a low risk of injury development or illness or conditions of the worker that will result in low or no- productivity.
Because of this, the information we collect and use in the report must be accurate, legally defendable and valid for the job or task. It must also be presented in a way that’s easily understood and can be used for different purposes within a company.
