THE EMPLOYER’S FIELD GUIDE

Workplace screening,
step by step.

Practical guides for Philippine employers, company nurses, and safety officers, from defining the scope to arranging follow-up.

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20 guides across 4 planning stages.

Work out the question, the people involved, and the advice you need before choosing a service.

Screening planning3 min read
Choose the scope before shopping for an employee screening package
Separate the workplace health question from the logistics, whether you are considering an annual physical examination or a more focused service.
Screening planning4 min read
Planning hearing screening for your team
Turn a general request for employee hearing tests into a useful brief that your occupational health team and service provider can work with.
Workplace hearing4 min read
Hearing screening and assessment: what are you booking?
Learn which questions clarify the difference between screening, a fuller hearing assessment, and measuring noise in the workplace.
Workplace hearing3 min read
Do you need a workplace noise survey or a hearing test?
Use the decision you need to make to choose between measuring noise, arranging hearing tests, or commissioning both.
Workplace hearing3 min read
When earplugs are issued but people struggle to use them
Find out whether a hearing protector fits the person and the task, and bring recurring problems back to the safety team.

Prepare a quotation request, check what is included, and decide what to confirm before committing.

Screening planning3 min read
A request for quotation you can send to screening providers
Copy a short RFQ with blanks for staffing, dates, scope, and the terms each provider should return.
Screening planning4 min read
Compare proposals with confidence
Use a consistent set of questions to compare scope, professional responsibility, logistics, reporting, and follow-up across provider proposals.
Screening planning3 min read
Build a budget that still works if attendance changes
Model expected attendance, minimum billing, fixed costs, and the cost per completed appointment.
Screening planning4 min read
Onsite or clinic-based testing: questions to ask
Compare the practical arrangements for testing at a clinic or a proposed workplace location, with the provider confirming what is suitable and available.
Screening planning3 min read
Run a small screening pilot before committing the full roster
Use one session to test release time, handoffs, appointment capacity, and the process employees will follow.

Coordinate branches, shifts, invitations, accessibility, and changes to the appointment roster.

Screening planning4 min read
Help your team arrive prepared
Create a clear employee invitation, a workable appointment roster, and a private route for questions before the screening day arrives.
Screening planning3 min read
Build a hearing-screening roster across shifts
Plan appointment waves using actual provider capacity, staffing coverage, and a realistic allowance for missed appointments.
Screening planning3 min read
Coordinate screening across branches without losing site details
Keep a single central plan while letting each branch confirm transport, release times, capacity, and the next decision.
Screening planning3 min read
Make screening day accessible from invitation to results
Walk the whole appointment route and offer employees a private way to request language, communication, or physical access support.
Workplace hearing3 min read
What employees ask before a workplace hearing test
Plain-language answers to common questions about the appointment, preparation, privacy, and what happens if another visit is recommended.
Screening planning3 min read
Handle shift swaps and missed screening appointments
Give employees one private route to change a slot and coordinators a reliable way to reconcile the roster.

Agree on the next clinical contact, manage open appointments, and report operational progress.

Workplace hearing4 min read
Make a plan for what happens next
Decide how results, further appointments, administrative follow-up, and workplace-level learning will be handled after the testing day.
Workplace hearing3 min read
An employee has a hearing referral. What happens now?
Use a private handoff to connect an employee with the clinician and remove practical barriers to a recommended appointment.
Screening planning3 min read
Report screening progress without circulating medical details
Give management enough information to release staff, arrange another session, and reconcile costs without attaching individual results.
Workplace hearing3 min read
Changing providers? Keep hearing tests comparable
Give the clinician useful information about earlier tests and a clear way to request missing records when a provider changes.