title: Decision-making in worker fitness and risk evaluation.
abstract: The information needed to determine fitness or risk and to make employment recommendations and decisions is reviewed. Four key questions are discussed: What are the risks and demands of a specific job? Is the worker capable of performing the job? Would the job place the worker at increased risk? What should the clinician do when there is a likelihood of increased risk or decreased capabilities?
authors.affiliation: University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester.
authors.forename: G S
authors.initials: GS
authors.lastname: Pransky
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Frumkin
authors.forename: J S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Himmelstein
mesh_terms: D006305:Health Status Indicators; D006801:Humans; D009787:Occupational Medicine; D010809:Physical Fitness; D012306:Risk; D012307:Risk Factors; D014938:Work Capacity Evaluation