A functional capacity evaluation, or FCE, is a standardised assessment of what a person can do: lifting, carrying, reaching, sitting, standing and the other physical demands work makes.
The evaluator measures performance across a structured series of tasks and compares the results with the demands of a specific role. Consistency of effort is recorded throughout.
The result is a report a referrer can act on: an objective account of current capability, and a basis for decisions about return to work, redeployment or further rehabilitation.
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