The Work Expert strives to contribute to the wellbeing of workers by setting an industry standard to determine fitness and ability to perform work with a physical component in a safe, healthy and productive manner across all phases of employment by means of an objective, reliable and reproducible work assessment tool.
who we are
The Work Expert (TWE), previously the RFA-JV, started as a joint venture between Anglo Gold Ashanti Health and Anglo American Platinum in 2000 with the aim of developing and maintaining an appropriate work assessment tool for all types of employment with a physical component (light to very heavy) to be used as part of medical surveillance. The Rehabilitation and Functional Assessment (RFA) Test Battery was established with this in mind and has since grown and developed into an assessment battery that is valid and reliable, user-friendly, and technologically advanced to meet the current needs of our clients. The RFA Test Battery can be used in any industry or setting where work with a physical component is performed.
TWE currently provides services to 11 National and International Mining houses and a number of privately owned companies with a total of 23 RFA Centres across the country. The TWE database currently hosts 1.17 million work capacity assessments, thus providing a wealth of information to refine test standards and research aspects impacting on work capacity.
With 45 years of collective experience as pioneers in the field of work capacity and an established work capacity assessment test battery, we are in the unique position to assist in caring for the health and safety of employees or clients referred for work capacity assessments.
OUR SERVICES
Services are available as part of an annual license with The Work Expert, or on consultation basis.
Obtain a License from The Work Expert to:
Use TWE Software for Job Risk Analysis and Profiles / OREPs, and to perform work capacity assessments by means of the RFA Test Battery,
or
Use TWE Software for Job Risk Analysis and Profiles / OREPs only.
RFA TEST
BATTERY
The test battery is supported by TWE Software and applications. The Job Risk Profile Library and automated assessments allows for performing numerous assessments on a daily basis, without compromising on quality.
Test methodology allows for the assessment of prospective employees for placement purposes, assessments as part of the return-to-work process, disability management and rehabilitation monitoring. Regular assessment of employees’ fitness levels against standardised norms also forms a valuable part of health promotion and management.
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TEST STANDARDS YOU CAN TRUST
- RFA Test standards are derived from literature, scientific principles, and the testing of healthy individuals and making it possible to identify high-risk individuals. These are continuously reviewed to ensure they remain up to date and in line with the most recent research findings.
- Objective and standardised test results – A scientific approach is followed with test scores derived from norms rather than based on subjective rating systems.
- Test Methodology accommodates employees (prospective and in-service) or clients with limitations / impairments or disabilities by permitting adaptive techniques for executing tasks provided that these are performed safely. Test standards are set at a sub-maximal level (‘self-paced’), rather than against an unrealistic maximal performance level, thereby underpinning the principle of minimum fitness standards. Testing at this level thus prevents discrimination in terms of age, gender and/or disability.
- Test outcomes allow for predicting endurance (cardiorespiratory fitness) over a full work shift by means of a combined biomechanical and work physiology approach which is the missing component in many FCE assessments. Ergonomic principles are also incorporated.
- The flexibility and versatility of the test battery allows for the assessment of any form of physical work, from supervisory to very heavy work, in nearly any industry.
THE WORK EXPERT SOFTWARE
Integrated Job Risk Analysis and Work Capacity Assessments
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SOFTWARE FEATURE LIST
- User access according to roles and responsibilities.
- Client registration and semi automated report writing capabilities.
- An Academy section for e-learning.
- Job Risk Assessment Application, and Job Risk Profile Library section to generate company-specific Occupational Risk Exposure Profiles (OREPS) comprised of functional job and anthropometric requirements, hygiene exposures, and ergonomic risks. The functionality is available to export Job Risk Profiles / OREPS to an Excel format.
- Direct link between Job Risk Profile Library and Work Capacity Assessments to ensure accurate assessment against inherent job requirements.
- Different test levels to monitor vocational rehabilitation progress.
- Automated data capturing by means of Applications, interfacing directly with TWE Software.
- Audit trail to monitor changes on the system.
- Statistical reporting.
- Application Program Interface (API) to allow for interfacing with current systems.
- Software security in adherence with POPIA.
Achieve paperless testing with a focus on data integrity.
JOB RISK PROFILE APPLICATION
The Application allows for generating Holistic Job Risk / Occupational Risk Exposure Profiles, or OREPs. Sections are available for functional mobility, manual material handling, work positions, and dexterity requirements. The analysis also includes Anthropometric Requirements, Hygiene, and Ergonomic hazards as well as establishing Medical and Physical Screening requirements.
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If required, Functional Job Risk Analyses link directly with work capacity assessments. Jobs are analysed and imported to the Job Library created for each client. The physical intensity of the job (sedentary, roaming, light, moderate , heavy and very heavy) is automatically calculated based on the analysis. The Library also allows for identification of high-risk occupations, allowing redesign or instituting of the necessary controls. It also has a quality control system in place to record revisions and updates.
Job Risk Profiles / OREPs can be exported to an Excel format.
Services for License Holders may include:
Job Risk Analysis Training
Understand the physiology of work, and how to use the standardised Job Risk Analysis Mobile Application and Software.
Job Risk Analysis training provides license holders with access to online training modules to facilitate comprehensive and accurate job risk profiles.
Rehabilitation and Functional Assessment (RFA) Training
CPD Accredited Therapist training on physical and functional work capacity assessments, ongoing working groups and guidance on in-service training.
Other RFA staff members also receive relevant training, related to their roles and responsibilities at the test centre.
Consultation
Ongoing consultation on work capacity assessments and return to work strategies.
Guidance with the implementation and integration of RFA, including assistance with optimising the RFA workspace and flow.
Job Risk Analysis / Profiles and OREPs
Our Technical Team can assist with Job Risk Analysis projects on request and provide guidance on OREPs.
Procedures
Standardised procedures are available to ensure accurate assessment.
Guidance on the compilation of company specific pre-employment assessment, return to work and disability management.
Quality Assurance and Control
Ongoing Quality Assurance and Control by means of compliance audits and quality reviews with individualized feedback, allowing for growth and improvement.
Helpdesk Function
Receive clinical and technical support from our helpdesk related to client assessments and/or job risk analyses.
New Developments
Licensees will have access to any new software development, updates to procedures etc.
The team is also available to non-license holders for consultation and to assist with Functional Work Capacity assessments for insurance purposes in individual cases. Please contact us for further information.
Sasol:
Secunda | Sasolburg
Sibanye Stillwater Gold:
Westonaria
Sibanye Stillwater Platinum:
Rustenburg | Marikana
Harmony:
Mponeng | Orkney | Welkom
Assmang:
Black Rock | Kathu
Anglo American:
Kathu | Postmasburg | Mokopane | Amandelbult | Musina
Platinum Health:
Swartklip | Burgersfort
Impala Platinum:
Rustenburg
South 32:
Hotazel
Private:
Delmas (Delclin) | Secunda (SINCOT) | Kathu (Fitness Factory) | Klerksdorp (Occ-T is Ability)
Seriti:
Middelburg
RFA Centres are located
widely across South Africa
RFA Centres are located
widely across South Africa
Sasol:
Secunda | Sasolburg
Sibanye Stillwater Gold:
Westonaria
Sibanye Stillwater Platinum:
Rustenburg | Marikana
Harmony:
Mponeng | Orkney | Welkom
Assmang:
Black Rock | Kathu
Anglo American:
Kathu | Postmasburg | Mokopane | Amandelbult | Musina
Platinum Health:
Swartklip | Burgersfort
Impala Platinum:
Rustenburg
South 32:
Hotazel
Private:
Delmas (Delclin) | Secunda (SINCOT) | Kathu (Fitness Factory)
Seriti:
Middelburg
ASSESSMENT NUMBERS
1 156 785
Number of assessments to date
581 859
Pre-employment assessments
465 693
Fit for work assessments / In-service
109 233
Rehabilitation monitoring
CONTACT US
For more information regarding the RFA test battery please leave your name and contact details below, and someone from our team will be in touch.
CONTACT US
For more information regarding the RFA test battery please leave your name and contact details below, and someone from our team will be in touch.
