Fit for the field and fit for the floor.
One clinic for farms, packhouses, abattoirs and meat plants. Every medical is matched to the real exposure, from pesticides and zoonotic risk to noise.
Fit for the field, the chemicals and the machinery.
Everything below applies to farm and packhouse teams: pesticide and chemical handlers, machinery and vehicle operators, and general farm and packhouse workers. The tests are matched to the real exposure, from pesticides to noise.
The season will not wait for a lapsed certificate.
Whole teams and seasonal intakes get a mobile clinic at the farm or packhouse. Individual onboarding and exits happen at one of four fixed clinics. The four problems below are the ones farms bring us most.
Peak season brings dozens of workers who all need a medical before the first shift. From 10 workers on one site, a mobile clinic comes to the farm and clears the intake in one planned window, weekdays and Saturdays.
A blank or generic risk form means the exam cannot match the real exposure. We help you complete the risk-based exposure form properly, so the practitioner tests the worker against the actual job and its hazards.
A full team cannot down tools mid-season to find a clinic. From 10 workers on one site, a mobile clinic comes to the site and clears the team in one planned window, weekdays and Saturdays included.
A compliance audit, a Department inspector or a retail or export buyer asks for worker fitness and health records. Every Care Net medical lives in My Clinic Online, so the proof is a search away, not a storeroom away.
Need a shift cleared this season?
Tell us the headcount and the site. A sales executive replies the same working day with a fixed-price proposal.
Your Medical Surveillance Plan is only as strong as the law behind it.
Most plans are written once, copied often, and quietly go stale while the regulations move on. The Care Net Method is our answer: a maintained, versioned body of South African occupational health law that every Plan is built against, reviewed monthly, and ratified by a registered Occupational Medical Practitioner.
Many Care Net clients qualify for the assessment at no charge. It takes a minute to find out.
Do you qualify for a free assessment?
Two questions. No personal or health information is asked.
Eligibility is confirmed by a sales executive before any waiver is applied.
Built for the way a farm actually runs.
The same SANS-aligned medicals, at the farm for the team or at the clinic for one worker.
Mobile clinics work at the farm or packhouse for whole teams and seasonal intakes. Fixed clinics handle individual onboarding and exits. One partner covers both, one invoice at month end.
OperationsA single new hire or a worker due for a periodic medical can walk into any of our four clinics and leave with the medical done.
Any team sizeFrom 10 workers on one site, a mobile clinic clears a whole seasonal intake in one planned window, weekdays and Saturdays included.
OperationsOur clinics run on inverters and generators. Unless a natural disaster or an unforeseen event closes us, the clinic is open.
Every regionEvery medical is captured in My Clinic Online, our POPIA-aware record system, ready for a compliance audit, a retail or export buyer, or a Department inspector.
SHEQ and QualityFixed clinics, mobile clinics and records under one roof, with clear unit pricing agreed up front. No surprises at month end.
ProcurementChemicals. Machinery. Sorted.
Pesticide and chemical handlers get cholinesterase biological monitoring and a risk-based panel matched to agrochemical exposure. Machinery and vehicle operators are tested for the vision, hearing and reaction the machine needs, in line with the Driven Machinery Regulations.

Every medical is captured in My Clinic Online, our POPIA-aware record system. Any Care Net certificate can be checked online in seconds, so the clean-zone entry never waits on a paper trail.

Every worker fits one of four categories.
Each category needs a certificate of fitness and a completed risk-based exposure form. We build the right test set for each one.
Limited exposure to dust, noise, or hazardous chemicals.
- Health questionnaire and vitals
- Vision, hearing, lung function
- Urine screening
Work on movable scaffolding or suspended platforms at 1.5 metres and higher.
- Everything in General
- Fitness for height assessed and recorded
- Supports your fall protection plan
Anyone who drives or operates plant: tower cranes, mobile plant, and construction vehicles.
- Everything in General
- Vision and reaction suited to plant
- Substance testing where policy requires
Electrical work on site, often at height and around live current.
- Everything in General
- Colour vision screening for wiring
- Fitness for height and live work
Swipe sideways to see all four categories.
| Test | General | Working at heights | Drivers, machine operators & forklift drivers | Electricians |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baseline questionnaire (medical and family history) | ||||
| Working at heights questionnaire | – | – | – | |
| Weight | ||||
| Height | ||||
| Blood pressure | ||||
| Urine | ||||
| GlucoseRisk-based medicals only | – | |||
| Audiometry (hearing)SANS 10083 | ||||
| Spirometry (lung function)SATS guideline, ATS and ERS aligned | ||||
| Antibacterial disposable mouthpieceSANS approved, single use | ||||
| Snellen eye test | – | – | ||
| Keystone vision screen | – | – | ||
| Referral check-upAt one of our clinics only | ||||
| Risk-based exposures | ||||
| Risk-based exposure form | ||||
| Review and sign-off | ||||
| Reviewed by OHNP (occupational health nurse practitioner) | ||||
| Reviewed by OMP (occupational medicine practitioner)Reviews all risk-based medicals | – | |||
| Add-ons at additional cost | ||||
| Biological monitoring | Add-on | Add-on | Add-on | Add-on |
| Drug strip testMulti-drug screening | Add-on | Add-on | Add-on | Add-on |
| Multi-drug cup testChain of custody | Add-on | Add-on | Add-on | Add-on |
| Chest X-rayAll medical types | Add-on | Add-on | Add-on | Add-on |
The law sets different retention periods for different records: some are kept for 5 years, and medical surveillance records for hazardous exposure are kept for 40 years from the date of the last entry, as the Occupational Health and Safety Act and its regulations require. Paper records are easy to lose, hard to secure, and seldom survive these periods intact, which puts your POPIA compliance and your audit defence at risk. Your Care Net records sit in a secure, POPIA-compliant digital storage environment for as long as the law prescribes, ready for audits and access requests.

An audit-ready certificate of fitness and a completed risk-based exposure form for every worker.
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The duty is yours. We make it provable.
Agriculture medicals answer to the OHS Act and its chemical and noise regulations. These are the rules behind every certificate we issue, in plain language, with the source one click away.
Every employer must provide and maintain, as far as is reasonably practicable, a working environment that is safe and without risk to the health of employees. On a farm or in a packhouse, fit-for-work medicals are part of how that duty is met and recorded.
Read the ActWhere workers are exposed to agrochemicals, including organophosphate and carbamate pesticides, the employer must assess the risk, monitor exposure and arrange medical surveillance. We build the risk-based panel for the exposure and keep the record for the period the law requires.
Read the regulationsFor organophosphate and carbamate exposure, cholinesterase biological monitoring measures the effect of the chemical on the worker, so poisoning is caught early and action is taken before harm sets in. We track the result against the baseline.
Read the regulationsWhere workers may be exposed at or above the 85 dBA noise-rating limit around tractors, harvesters and processing plant, the employer must run a hearing conservation programme with baseline and follow-up audiometry. Our hearing tests follow SANS 10083.
Read the regulationsWhere workers breathe agrochemical vapours or organic dust, respiratory surveillance forms part of the medical. Our spirometry follows the South African Thoracic Society guideline, aligned to ATS and ERS, so a change in lung function is picked up over time.
Read the regulationsThe Compensation for Occupational Injuries and Diseases Act covers workers who are injured or take ill from their work, including pesticide poisoning, noise-induced hearing loss and occupational asthma. An accurate baseline and ongoing records make a claim straightforward and protect both the worker and the employer.
Read the ActThe employer completes the exposure form before medicals day, so the practitioner knows the job, the exposures and the protective equipment. Send it with the worker or attach it to your booking.
Is that medical real? Verify it online.
Every Care Net medical is captured digitally in My Clinic Online, our POPIA-aware record system. Check the legality of any Care Net certificate online in seconds, before a worker sets foot on your site.
Know exactly what to expect, on the farm or in clinic.
Short, plain-language videos. The first group plans the medicals; the second explains the medical itself.
Straight answers, before medicals day.
Do farm workers legally need a medical?
Medical surveillance is required under the Occupational Health and Safety Act once the risk assessment identifies exposure, such as to agrochemicals or machinery noise. Handlers exposed to organophosphate and carbamate pesticides are monitored under the Hazardous Chemical Agents Regulations 2021, and machinery noise brings audiometry under the Noise-Induced Hearing Loss Regulations. The panel is matched to the exposure and confirmed with the occupational health practitioner.
Do you handle whole teams or seasonal intakes?
Yes. From 10 workers on one site, a mobile clinic comes to the farm or packhouse and clears a whole team or seasonal intake in one planned window, weekdays and Saturdays included. Tell us the headcount and the dates in the quote form, and a sales executive builds the plan with you.
How often must agriculture medicals be repeated?
It depends on the job and the exposure, and the Occupational Medical Practitioner confirms the schedule for each worker. We track every renewal date on one planner, so a certificate is re-tested before it lapses, not after.
What about pesticide and chemical handlers?
Handlers who mix, load and spray agrochemicals are often exposed to organophosphate and carbamate pesticides, so they get cholinesterase biological monitoring and a risk-based panel, in line with the Hazardous Chemical Agents Regulations 2021, so exposure is caught early. We keep the record audit-ready.
What must the worker bring on the day?
A completed risk-based exposure form from the employer. An ID or passport, since no examination can be done without identification. Glasses or hearing aids if used, and an audiologist report if applicable. Take chronic medication as usual, and avoid noise, food, sugar, energy drinks and smoking for one hour before the medical.
Can one worker come to a clinic?
Yes. One worker is enough. Walk in or book at Midrand (875 16th Road, Unit 2 Alphen Square North, Randjespark, 1685), Elandsfontein (Cnr North Reef and Atlas Road, Shop 2 Delmond Centre, 1429), Brackenfell in Cape Town (Cnr Kruis and Capricorn Way, Unit 15 Reserve 1, 7560) or Gqeberha (40 6th Avenue, 6045). Directions and reviews are in the clinic section above.
Do machinery operators need a medical?
Yes. Tractor, harvester and processing-machinery operators are exposed to noise, whole-body vibration and diesel fumes, and are tested for the vision, hearing and fitness the machine needs. Audiometry follows SANS 10083 where noise is at or above the limit. Where a listed machine is involved, the operator must be fit to operate it.
Will a compliance audit or buyer be able to check the records?
Yes. Every Care Net medical is captured in My Clinic Online, our POPIA-aware record system, and any certificate verifies online in seconds. When a compliance audit, a retail or export buyer, or a Department inspector asks for worker fitness records, it is a search away, not a storeroom away.
How long do you keep the medical records?
The law sets different retention periods: some records are kept for 5 years, and surveillance records for hazardous exposure for 40 years, as the Occupational Health and Safety Act and its regulations require. Care Net keeps every record in secure, POPIA-compliant digital storage.
Fit for the floor, the blade and the cold.
Everything below applies to abattoir and meat-plant teams: slaughter floor, cutting and deboning, cold-room packing and hygiene staff. The tests are matched to the real exposure, from zoonotic risk to noise.
The floor cannot run on a lapsed certificate.
Whole teams and shift intakes get a mobile clinic at the abattoir or plant. Individual onboarding and exits happen at one of four fixed clinics. The four problems below are the ones abattoirs bring us most.
A new line or a shift change brings workers who all need a medical before the first shift. From 10 workers on one site, a mobile clinic comes to the abattoir and clears the intake in one planned window, weekdays and Saturdays.
A blank or generic risk form means the exam cannot match the real exposure. We help you complete the risk-based exposure form properly, so the practitioner tests the worker against the actual job and its hazards.
A full shift cannot down tools to find a clinic. From 10 workers on one site, a mobile clinic comes to the site and clears the shift in one planned window, weekdays and Saturdays included.
A meat-safety audit, a Department inspector or an export buyer asks for worker fitness and health records. Every Care Net medical lives in My Clinic Online, so the proof is a search away, not a storeroom away.
Built for the way an abattoir actually runs.
The same SANS-aligned medicals, at the abattoir for the team or at the clinic for one worker.
Mobile clinics work at the abattoir or plant for whole teams and shift intakes. Fixed clinics handle individual onboarding and exits. One partner covers both, one invoice at month end.
OperationsA single new hire or a worker due for a periodic medical can walk into any of our four clinics and leave with the medical done.
Any team sizeFrom 10 workers on one site, a mobile clinic clears a whole seasonal intake in one planned window, weekdays and Saturdays included.
OperationsOur clinics run on inverters and generators. Unless a natural disaster or an unforeseen event closes us, the clinic is open.
Every regionEvery medical is captured in My Clinic Online, our POPIA-aware record system, ready for a meat-safety audit, an export buyer, or a Department inspector.
SHEQ and QualityFixed clinics, mobile clinics and records under one roof, with clear unit pricing agreed up front. No surprises at month end.
ProcurementZoonotic risk. Cold work. Sorted.
Slaughter-floor workers are screened for zoonotic disease and tuberculosis and carry a food-handler fitness check. Cutting, deboning and cold-room teams are assessed for cold-work and musculoskeletal fitness. The panel matches the role, and an occupational medical practitioner reviews every medical.

Every medical is captured in My Clinic Online, our POPIA-aware record system. Any Care Net certificate can be checked online in seconds, so the clean-zone entry never waits on a paper trail.

Every worker fits one of four categories.
Each category needs a certificate of fitness and a completed risk-based exposure form. We build the right test set for each one.
Limited exposure to dust, noise, or hazardous chemicals.
- Health questionnaire and vitals
- Vision, hearing, lung function
- Urine screening
Work on movable scaffolding or suspended platforms at 1.5 metres and higher.
- Everything in General
- Fitness for height assessed and recorded
- Supports your fall protection plan
Anyone who drives or operates plant: tower cranes, mobile plant, and construction vehicles.
- Everything in General
- Vision and reaction suited to plant
- Substance testing where policy requires
Electrical work on site, often at height and around live current.
- Everything in General
- Colour vision screening for wiring
- Fitness for height and live work
Swipe sideways to see all four categories.
| Test | General | Working at heights | Drivers, machine operators & forklift drivers | Electricians |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baseline questionnaire (medical and family history) | ||||
| Working at heights questionnaire | – | – | – | |
| Weight | ||||
| Height | ||||
| Blood pressure | ||||
| Urine | ||||
| GlucoseRisk-based medicals only | – | |||
| Audiometry (hearing)SANS 10083 | ||||
| Spirometry (lung function)SATS guideline, ATS and ERS aligned | ||||
| Antibacterial disposable mouthpieceSANS approved, single use | ||||
| Snellen eye test | – | – | ||
| Keystone vision screen | – | – | ||
| Referral check-upAt one of our clinics only | ||||
| Risk-based exposures | ||||
| Risk-based exposure form | ||||
| Review and sign-off | ||||
| Reviewed by OHNP (occupational health nurse practitioner) | ||||
| Reviewed by OMP (occupational medicine practitioner)Reviews all risk-based medicals | – | |||
| Add-ons at additional cost | ||||
| Biological monitoring | Add-on | Add-on | Add-on | Add-on |
| Drug strip testMulti-drug screening | Add-on | Add-on | Add-on | Add-on |
| Multi-drug cup testChain of custody | Add-on | Add-on | Add-on | Add-on |
| Chest X-rayAll medical types | Add-on | Add-on | Add-on | Add-on |
The law sets different retention periods for different records: some are kept for 5 years, and medical surveillance records for hazardous exposure are kept for 40 years from the date of the last entry, as the Occupational Health and Safety Act and its regulations require. Paper records are easy to lose, hard to secure, and seldom survive these periods intact, which puts your POPIA compliance and your audit defence at risk. Your Care Net records sit in a secure, POPIA-compliant digital storage environment for as long as the law prescribes, ready for audits and access requests.

An audit-ready certificate of fitness and a completed risk-based exposure form for every worker.
The duty is yours. We make it provable.
Abattoir medicals answer to the Meat Safety Act, the OHS Act and its biological and noise regulations at once. These are the rules behind every certificate we issue, in plain language, with the source one click away.
An abattoir must hold a registration certificate and run a prescribed hygiene management and evaluation system that controls biological, chemical and physical hazards. Worker health and fitness support that system and stand up when a provincial inspector audits the floor.
Read the ActThe slaughter floor is governed by the Meat Safety Act. Attached cutting, packing or retail areas that are separate food premises fall under R638, where food handlers must meet personal hygiene and health requirements, including illness reporting and exclusion. Worker health records support that duty.
Read the regulationsWhere workers may be exposed to a biological agent such as brucellosis, Q fever or bovine tuberculosis from live animals, blood and offal, the employer must run exposure monitoring and a documented system of medical surveillance overseen by an occupational health practitioner. These records are kept for 40 years.
Read the regulationsEvery employer must provide and maintain, as far as is reasonably practicable, a working environment that is safe and without risk to the health of employees. On a slaughter and processing floor, fit-for-work medicals are part of how that duty is met and recorded.
Read the ActWhere workers may be exposed at or above the 85 dBA noise-rating limit around stunning, cutting and rendering plant, the employer must run a hearing conservation programme with baseline and follow-up audiometry. Our hearing tests follow SANS 10083.
Read the regulationsThe Compensation for Occupational Injuries and Diseases Act covers workers who are injured or take ill from their work, including zoonotic infection, noise-induced hearing loss and musculoskeletal strain. An accurate baseline and ongoing records make a claim straightforward and protect both the worker and the employer.
Read the ActThe employer completes the exposure form before medicals day, so the practitioner knows the job, the exposures and the protective equipment. Send it with the worker or attach it to your booking.
Know exactly what to expect, on the floor or in clinic.
Short, plain-language videos. The first group plans the medicals; the second explains the medical itself.
Straight answers, before medicals day.
Do abattoir workers legally need a medical?
Slaughter and meat work carries zoonotic disease, sharp injury, cold and noise, so medical surveillance is set by the risk assessment under the Occupational Health and Safety Act and the Hazardous Biological Agents Regulations 2022. Food handlers in attached food premises must also meet fitness and hygiene duties. The panel is matched to the role and confirmed with the occupational health practitioner.
Do you handle whole teams or shift intakes?
Yes. From 10 workers on one site, a mobile clinic comes to the abattoir or plant and clears a whole team or shift intake in one planned window, weekdays and Saturdays included. Tell us the headcount and the dates in the quote form, and a sales executive builds the plan with you.
How often must abattoir medicals be repeated?
It depends on the job and the exposure, and the Occupational Medical Practitioner confirms the schedule for each worker. We track every renewal date on one planner, so a certificate is re-tested before it lapses, not after.
What about slaughter-floor workers?
Slaughter, sticking and evisceration workers are in close contact with live animals, blood and offal, so they are screened for zoonotic disease such as brucellosis and Q fever and for tuberculosis, and they carry a food-handler fitness check. Screening follows a written medical protocol under the Hazardous Biological Agents Regulations 2022.
What must the worker bring on the day?
A completed risk-based exposure form from the employer. An ID or passport, since no examination can be done without identification. Glasses or hearing aids if used, and an audiologist report if applicable. Take chronic medication as usual, and avoid noise, food, sugar, energy drinks and smoking for one hour before the medical.
Can one worker come to a clinic?
Yes. One worker is enough. Walk in or book at Midrand (875 16th Road, Unit 2 Alphen Square North, Randjespark, 1685), Elandsfontein (Cnr North Reef and Atlas Road, Shop 2 Delmond Centre, 1429), Brackenfell in Cape Town (Cnr Kruis and Capricorn Way, Unit 15 Reserve 1, 7560) or Gqeberha (40 6th Avenue, 6045). Directions and reviews are in the clinic section above.
What about cutting, deboning and cold-room teams?
Knife and deboning teams face repetitive strain and sharp-injury risk, and cold-room and chiller work adds cold exposure, so they get cold-work and musculoskeletal fitness checks alongside the baseline panel. Hearing tests follow SANS 10083 where processing noise is at or above the limit.
Will a meat-safety audit or buyer be able to check the records?
Yes. Every Care Net medical is captured in My Clinic Online, our POPIA-aware record system, and any certificate verifies online in seconds. When a meat-safety audit, an export buyer, or a Department inspector asks for worker fitness records, it is a search away, not a storeroom away.
How long do you keep the medical records?
The law sets different retention periods: some records are kept for 5 years, and surveillance records for hazardous exposure for 40 years, as the Occupational Health and Safety Act and its regulations require. Care Net keeps every record in secure, POPIA-compliant digital storage.
Whole shift or one worker? Both routes are covered.
From 10 workers on one site, one of our 16 mobile clinics comes to your farm or packhouse and clears the team in one planned window, weekdays and Saturdays. For one worker or a handful, the fixed clinic medicals page covers the walk-in route.