Job Task Analysis & Job Dictionaries
Job Task Analysis
Most organisations have documented position descriptions, including KPI’s relating to employees performance and their code of conduct. Inherent requirements of jobs are not the same as job description.
Sometimes employers and employees alike do not fully comprehend the key demands of a job, including the physical, psychological, cognitive, behavioural and environmental components of that job. As such, certain situations like recruiting the right candidate or planning the safe return to work of an injured employee can become a daunting task if the inherent requirements of a person’s role are not clearly outlined.
What is Job Task Analysis?
Job Task Analysis (JTA) involves a comprehensive examination and breakdown of the demands specific to a particular task within a workplace. JTA’s are conducted by experienced Occupational Health Consultants, with extensive knowledge of workplace environments, skilled in observation of movement.
Our Job Task Analysis helps organisations identify the inherent requirements of a role and can be used for pre employment screening and RWT planning.
Benefits of a Job Task Analysis
- Provides a clear understanding of the physical requirements of a task and the inherent physical demands
- Allows employer to provide potential employee with a clear picture on the role before employment
- Helps to streamline rehabilitation and return to work by giving health professionals useful information such as specific suitable duties available
Bodycare’s JTA’s include the following:
- Description of the job task
- Breakdown of the physical demands of the job task (including frequency and duration of tasks)
- Assessment of the environment
- Identification of equipment required to perform the duties
- Psychological, cognitive and behavioural demands of the role
- Shift times
- Photos of the employee performing the job task
- Overall physical demand rating of each job task
Bodycare provides the employer with a document reviewing each job task in light of the elements set out above. When multiple JTA’s are completed, they are collated to form a Job Dictionary.
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What is a Job Dictionary?
A Job Dictionary is created when an organisation’s individual Job Task Analysis are combined to form one document.
A Job Dictionary is a valuable tool which ensures internal and external stakeholders are fully informed of the specific job tasks and inherent requirements of each role undertaken within the given organisation.
A workplace job dictionary details the physical, cognitive and behavioural demands of each job task performed along with the various environmental factors that impact the given task or role.
What are the benefits of having a Job Dictionary?
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A detailed document outlining each job task in an organisation is a vital resource when completing pre employment screens or assessments as it can be used to assess an individual’s functional capacity against the inherent requirements of the role they are potentially going to be performing.
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When an employee is injured, a Job Dictionary can be used to identify less strenuous tasks that are suitable to perform while they recover.
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Having a clear understanding of the physical requirements and demands of the role means that injury prevention programs can be tailored to ensure injury risks are minimised i.e. regular heavy overhead lifting may lead to the creation of a customised shoulder strengthening program or a tailored stretching program to assist with recovery.
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When an employee is required to take time off work due to a serious injury, they are treated and assessed by external providers such as doctors or rehabilitation specialists. Providing these external health professionals with a detailed list of the tasks that the worker regularly performs will allow them to detail reduced or restricted duties that the worker will be able to perform so that they can return to work sooner.
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