Fitness For Duty

Fitness for Duty (FFD) Testing is an objective evaluation performed to determine if an employee who has been off of work secondary to a non-industrial related injury has the functional ability to meet subsequent job demands.

The purpose of the FFD is to ensure that a non-industrial injury does not become the company's financial responsibility. Workers typically request a release by their private physician to return to work. Often these decisions are made without any review or consideration of the job demands. Thus, the employer becomes responsible for reinjury.

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The FFD exam typically lasts 45 minutes - 1 and 1/2 hours. The FFD test is more didactic than POET but not as intensive as the O-FCE. The test is developed to determine if the impairment and global body function can safely perform job tasks.

Benefits of the FFD:

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  • Ensure the company does not become financially responsible for a non-industrial injury

  • Ensure the employee is safe to return to work and is not a risk for reinjury.

  • Will guide physician decision making and eliminate guessing

  • Can provide data to better decide where the employee should be placed if the functional deficits do exist.

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