Pre-employment examinations for preventing occupational injury and disease in workers. [{Review}][{Update} in {Cochrane} {Database} {Syst} {Rev}. 2016;1:{CD}008881; {PMID}: 26755127]

Abstract

AUTHORS' CONCLUSIONS: There is very low quality evidence that pre-employment examinations that are specific to certain jobs or health problems could reduce occupational disease, injury, or sickness absence. This supports the current policy to restrict pre-employment examinations to job-specific examinations. More studies are needed that take into account the harms of rejecting job applicants.