The healthcare profession, being a sanctuary for individuals seeking medical attention, demands not just skills and knowledge but also sound health status from its workforce.

Car accidents, an unfortunate yet common occurrence, often leave victims with injuries that can affect their physical functioning,

(Functional capacity)

 Aerobic fitness is related to a person’s ability to perform dynamic, moderate-to-high intensity physical activity

Spirometry and PEFR

 Spirometry, the most common type of pulmonary function test (PFT), is used to screen workers for their ability to perform certain tasks

Pure-tone audiometry is a behavioral test used to measure hearing sensitivity. This measure involves the peripheral and central auditory systems. Pure-tone thresholds (PTTs)

To become a fire fighter is not an easy job, candidates are required to meet  many requirements, the below physical tests are one of these necessities.

UK National Firefighter Physical Tests

Occupational health service professionals in particular have to be familiar with the requirements and nature of the firefighting,

as well as with the working conditions and work community.

  Food handlers have specific legal responsibilities and requirement related to their health and hygiene. These requirements relate to health and hygiene and have been included to ensure that food handlers take steps to avoid contaminating food. A food handler is anyone who handles food or items that may come into contact with food, such as eating and drinking utensils.

The offshore oil and gas platforms are usually remote and hostile environment where attention to safety and the need for emergency response to acute medical events are vital.
People working in offshore platforms are susceptible to numerous dangers and risks, when those risks materialize, the safety and health of people operating these maritime platform must take top priority.

Commercial diving is carried out in all oil and offshore locations , commercial diving is a very demanding career. It requires a high degree of physical and psychological fitness that means you will need to be very fit initially and will need to keep yourself in top condition

Impairments caused by health problems can affect the driving ability. The task of driving can be thought of as a continuous loop,
where information about the road, other drivers and the vehicle is processed by the brain, and this leads to the driver taking action to adjust the speed and direction of the vehicle and to direct their gaze to likely danger areas .

The results of these actions then feed back into a further round of adjustments. A long list of medical problems can interfere the driving performance, but a limited number of cases usually encountered in practice, mainly epilepsy Diabetes, heart diseases and vision problems.