Return to work assessments

If you have a staff member returning to work and require a suitable risk assessment to be carried out, we can to do this for you.

It is a legal requirement under the Management of Health and Safety at Work regulations that a risk assessment that is suitable and takes into consideration a persons capability is undertaken by a competent person.

The New Fit to Work forms (2010) will require that the assessment identifies what short term solutions need to be put in place, or if the Disability Discrimination Act (1995) applies, what long term reasonable adjustments must be made.

Risk assessment for workers returning

Reason	Staff returning to work who have been off work for a period of time will require a suitable risk assessment to be carried out as as required by the new Fit to Work forms (2010) or the the Disability Discrimination Act (1995) for long term reasonable adjustments. We are number one assessors in this area.
Duration	1 - 1 1/2 hours depending on complexity
Location	Throughout the UK
Report	A report is generated that will detail the current situation and what changes the need to be put in place, either short term as required by the new Fit to Work forms (2010) or the long term adjustments required by the Disability Discrimination Act (1995)
Our credentials	We have undertaken return to work assessments for the Department of Work and Pensions for the past 11 years, in that time we have enabled over 4,500 workers to return and stay in work. Duncan Abbott was national adviser to the Disability Rights Commission on defining the Health and Safety Executive guidance for risk assessors 'How to undertake risk assessments for disabled workers'. This guidance can be found on the HSE website. enricoSmog ergonomic practitioners train many of the UK's occupational health and safety practitioners and our handbooks are essential reference materials for todays busy professionals.