Job Site/Demands Analysis (JSAs/JDAs)
Understanding the demands of the job is essential to making informed workplace decisions.
Effective disability management, accommodation, and return-to-work planning depend on a clear understanding of what a job actually requires. Dallas Mercer conducts objective Job Site Assessments and Job Demands Analyses to document the physical, cognitive, psychological, sensory, and environmental demands of work and provide meaningful information to support workplace decision-making.
Job Site & Job Demands Analysis Expertise
Job Site Assessment
Understand the work in its actual environment.
Conduct on-site or virtual assessments to understand job tasks, work processes, equipment, workplace conditions, and other factors that influence how the work is performed.
Job Demand Analysis
Define what the job requires.
Analyze the physical, cognitive, psychological, sensory, and environmental demands of the position to objectively document the requirements of the work.
Essential Job Identification
Identify the requirements that matter.
Document essential and non-essential job duties to support disability management, accommodation, fitness-for-work, and return-to-work decisions.
Workplace & Ergonomic Considerations
Identify factors that may affect safe work.
Identify relevant workplace, environmental, and ergonomic factors that may influence employee function, safety, accommodation, or return-to-work planning.
Functional Demands Matching
Compare abilities with job requirements.
Compare documented job demands with medically supported functional abilities, restrictions, and limitations to inform accommodation and return-to-work decisions.
Reporting & Recommendations
Turn objective information into practical direction.
Provide clear, comprehensive reports and practical recommendations to support disability management, accommodation, return-to-work planning, and workplace safety.
The Result: Organizations gain an objective understanding of job requirements and how they relate to employee function—supporting informed accommodation decisions, appropriate fitness-for-work determinations, and safe, sustainable return-to-work planning.
“An injury now doesn’t have to be lost time. We have alternate duties while we get that employee back onto full duties”.
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