Medical Fitness for Work
Ghana Labour Regulations 2007 are unambiguous: no employer shall permanently engage an employee without a recognised medical practitioner certifying they are fit for the work assigned.
Most practitioners sign that certificate. Far fewer understand the full weight of what they are signing.
The stakes are higher than most realise
A fitness for work assessment is not a routine medical form. Done correctly, it determines whether someone keeps their job, receives workmen’s compensation, qualifies for ill-health retirement, or triggers a legal claim. Done incorrectly — or without a structured framework — the consequences fall on the patient, the employer, and the practitioner who signed off.
This CPD programme gives you the framework to get it right.
What you will learn
When a fitness assessment is required — and when it is legally mandated. The four fitness classifications and how to apply them defensibly. What employers, employees, and examiners each have a right to expect. The specific requirements for high-risk roles: food handlers, offshore workers, drivers, operators at height, confined space workers, and emergency responders. How to write a report that protects confidentiality while giving the employer what the law requires.
Does this apply to you?
If you have ever certified a food handler, cleared a driver for duty, signed a return-to-work note after a long illness, or assessed an employee for a safety-critical role — this course applies to your practice, your liability, and your professional obligation.
Course outline
- Principles of fitness for work
- Legal and regulatory framework (Ghana, ILO, UK, USA)
- Types of assessment and when they apply
- Guidance for employers, employees, and examiners
- Specific role-based assessments
- Fitness status classifications
- Five clinical tips to carry into practice
Your lecturer
Dr. Jean A. Yankson Nsiah — Occupational Health Practitioner and Petroleum Doctor. Clinically active across industrial, corporate, and petroleum sector environments, with direct experience conducting and overseeing fitness for work assessments in some of Ghana’s most demanding workplace settings.
Who attends
Medical officers, general practitioners, occupational health nurses, and allied health professionals seeking CPD credit toward licence renewal — and the clinical confidence to conduct fitness for work assessments that are thorough, legally sound, and defensible.
Delivered by Scope Occupational Health Services · Where industry meets health. Enquiries: clientservices@scopeplusgroup.com · 0206 762 256
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