Leigh,
There are no set ranges of movement for a human body. Each individual will need to be assessed in terms of the quality of movements, whether there are any biomechanical changes due to pain, muscle imbalance and joint changes etc. Muscle strength and stability will also all need to be assessed so you can get an overall idea of what their physical, functional capacity is. This will then need to be balanced up against the tasks required.
My suggestion would be to engage an experienced occupational physio to either do a detailed assessment or get an FCA so you have full legal documentation. Let me know if you need any further info.
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From: [log in to unmask] [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of janet oneill
Sent: 27 May 2011 20:05
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Subject: Re: [OCC-HEALTH] fork lift medical querie
Wouldn't a basic full range of movement check tell if he has limitations at present?
On Fri, May 27, 2011 at 10:02 AM, leigh delmar <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
Good morning List -
FLT medicals are relatively new to me - most that I have carried out have been very straight forward and have had no previous medical conditions, however......
I have been contacted today to carry out a fork lift medical on a company who have just recently begun using their own fork lift drivers. I have seen the gentleman (in his early 50's) previously and I am aware he has known back issues (specifically a previous herniated disk at L2-3 a number of years ago) for general health surveillance. The FLT role is new to him although he has worked for the company for 5 yrs. I am unsure if he disclosed his disk problems whilst going through his forklift training - he did advise me at a previous health surveillance check that it did not cause him any current difficulties .
I want to be prepared in case this has changed and his movement has become limited - I wondered what you advice would be to this gent with regards frequency / limitations? If he tells me it has still not changed and movement is normal - should I take his word for it or refer to OHP?
Thank you in advance,
Leigh
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