Factory floor medicals without stopping the line.
A mobile clinic comes to the plant for shifts and shutdowns, or a worker walks into one of four fixed clinics. Audiometry, lung function and machine fitness in one visit.
A plant cannot run on a lapsed certificate.
Whole shifts and shutdowns get a mobile clinic at the plant. Individual onboarding and exits happen at one of four fixed clinics. The four problems below are the ones manufacturers bring us most.
A worker's fitness certificate expires and the line cannot run them, with the production plan right behind it. We track every renewal on one planner and re-test before the date, on site or at a clinic.
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 plant and clears the shift in one planned window, weekdays and Saturdays included.
A SHEQ audit or an inspector asks for hearing and surveillance records and the paper file has gaps. 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 month?
Tell us the headcount and the plant. 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 plant actually runs.
The same SANS-aligned medicals, at the plant for the shift or at the clinic for one worker.
Mobile clinics work at the plant for whole shifts and shutdowns. Fixed clinics handle individual onboarding and exits. One partner covers both, one invoice at month end.
Operations
A 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 size
Baseline and periodic audiometry for your noise zones, tracked on one planner, so your hearing conservation programme holds up under audit.
SHEQ
Our clinics run on inverters and generators. Unless a natural disaster or an unforeseen event closes us, the clinic is open.
Every region
Every medical is captured in My Clinic Online, our POPIA-aware record system, and stays retrievable for the periods the OHSA and its regulations require.
SHEQ
Fixed clinics, mobile clinics and records under one roof, with clear unit pricing agreed up front. No surprises at month end.
ProcurementHearing. Machine fitness. Sorted.
Noise-zone workers get baseline and periodic audiometry that follows SANS 10083, so your hearing conservation programme holds. Forklift and plant 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 plant gate 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.
Manufacturing and engineering medicals answer to the OHSA and its 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 factory floor, fit-for-work medicals are part of how that duty is met and recorded.
Read the ActThe general duty extends to the safe use of plant and machinery and to the training and supervision needed to work safely. Confirming a worker is fit for the machine they run is a practical part of meeting it.
Read the ActWhere workers may be exposed at or above the 85 dBA noise-rating limit, the employer must run a hearing conservation programme with baseline and follow-up audiometry. Our hearing tests follow SANS 10083, so your noise zones stay inside the rule.
Read the regulationsWhere workers may be exposed to a hazardous chemical agent, the employer must assess the risk, monitor exposure, and arrange medical screening and surveillance. We build the risk-based panel for the exposure and keep the record for the period the law requires.
Read the regulationsNo person may operate a lift truck or listed lifting machine unless trained and certified, and that rests on being medically fit. We confirm the vision, hearing and reaction the machine needs, so your operator certification stands on a sound medical.
Read the regulationThe Compensation for Occupational Injuries and Diseases Act covers workers who are injured or take ill from their work, including noise-induced hearing loss. 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 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.
How often must manufacturing medicals be repeated?
It depends on the job and the exposure, and the Occupational Medical Practitioner confirms the schedule for each worker. Noise-zone workers usually have baseline and periodic audiometry; risk-based exposures follow the risk assessment. We track every renewal date on one planner, so a certificate is re-tested before it lapses, not after.
Do all factory workers need the same tests?
No. We set the panel by category. General workers get a baseline medical; noise-zone workers add audiometry; plant and forklift operators add a vision and reaction screen; electricians add colour vision. The matrix above shows exactly what each category includes.
Why is audiometry so important on a factory floor?
Because noise-induced hearing loss is one of the most common and most claimable occupational diseases. Where workers may be exposed at or above the 85 dBA limit, the Noise-Induced Hearing Loss Regulations require a hearing conservation programme with baseline and periodic audiometry. We test in line with SANS 10083 and keep the records audit-ready.
A whole shift needs medicals. How does that work?
From 10 workers on one site, a mobile clinic comes to the plant and clears the shift 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.
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 forklift and plant operators need a medical?
Yes. Under the Driven Machinery Regulations no person may operate a lift truck or listed lifting machine unless trained and certified, and that rests on being medically fit. We test the vision, hearing and reaction the machine needs, so your operator certification stands on a sound medical.
Will a SHEQ audit 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 an audit or an inspector asks for hearing and surveillance records, it is a search away, not a storeroom away.
How long do you keep the medical records?
The law sets different retention periods for different records: some are kept for 5 years, and surveillance records for hazardous exposure for 40 years from the last entry, 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 plant and clears the shift in one planned window, weekdays and Saturdays. For one worker or a handful, the fixed clinic medicals page covers the walk-in route.
