Preventive Medical Examination (PMO):
A healthy foundation for your business
What is a Preventive Medical Examination?
A Preventive Medical Examination (PMO) is a health screening for your staff. The examination helps employees become more mindful of their health, lifestyle, and future within the company. The PMO typically consists of:
- Online health surveys
- A medical examination (physical examination)
- Personalized advice from a doctor on how to live and work more healthily.
What does the acronym PMO stand for?
A Preventive Medical Examination (PMO) is a health screening for your staff. The examination helps employees become more mindful of their health, lifestyle, and future within the company. The PMO typically consists of:
- Online health surveys
- A medical examination (physical examination)
- Personalized advice from a doctor on how to live and work more healthily.
Is a PMO mandatory as an employer?
The legally required PAGO (Periodic Occupational Health Examination) forms the basis of the PMO (Preventive Medical Examination). But at Zeker Arbo, we prefer to go a step further.
While the PAGO focuses exclusively on work-related health risks, our PMO provides a much more comprehensive picture. It is a broader, preventive assessment that not only complies with the law but also genuinely helps your employees become healthier.
The main advantage of a PMO is that it takes a much broader view. It assesses risks in the workplace, but also considers:
- Your employees' lifestyle (such as diet and exercise).
- Mental health (such as stress and work pressure).
- Overall fitness.
With a PMO, you can offer the study in a comprehensive manner. By the way, your employees always decide for themselves whether to participate. Participation is voluntary for them.
What is the purpose of a PMO, and what benefits does it provide?
The main goal of a PMO is to identify and prevent work-related health issues early on. Here’s what this means for you as an employer:
- Personalized advice: Employees with health concerns receive immediate tips on how to improve their lifestyle and fitness.
- Workplace adjustments: If necessary (and with the employee’s consent), our experts will advise you on how to adjust the workplace or the tasks.
- Understanding your team: Are enough employees participating? If so, you’ll receive a handy overview with statistics and charts for the entire group. This report is completely anonymous and can never be traced back to an individual.
- You are fully compliant with the provisions of the Occupational Safety and Health Act.
Additional Options at ZekerArbo
ZekerArbo the entire process from start to finish. Together, we’ll agree on how long the assessment will take and when we’ll conduct it. The results will give you insight into the steps you need to take to keep your employees healthy.
Would you like to delve even deeper into your employees’ health? If so, you can easily expand the PMO with additional modules. To do this, we work together with our regular partner within the network of Colbe.
For example, you might choose:
- Workplace Assessment: An expert checks whether the desks and chairs are properly adjusted to prevent physical discomfort.
- Psychosocial Workload Assessment (PSA): This assessment provides you with advice on how to reduce stress, excessive workloads, or an unpleasant atmosphere in the workplace.
Would you like to know what we can do for you? Then contact us.
Frequently Asked Questions About PMO
What does PMO stand for?
PMO stands for Preventive Medical Examination. It is a health screening for employees. Through this examination, employers and occupational health and safety services assess how fit, healthy, and energetic employees are. It also helps identify risks related to work or lifestyle in a timely manner.
How often can you offer a PMO?
You may offer a PMO as often as necessary; there is no legal limit.
In practice, most companies offer a PMO every 3 to 5 years. Exactly how often you should offer it depends on the type of work. For heavy or hazardous work (such as night work or working with toxic substances), a shorter interval (for example, every 1 or 2 years) is more prudent and is sometimes required by the collective bargaining agreement.
Is a PMO mandatory?
Here, we need to consider both the employer and the employee:
- For the employer: Yes, according to the Working Conditions Act (Article 18), as an employer, you are required to give your employees regular opportunities to undergo such a screening.
- For employees: No, participation is almost always voluntary for employees. They decide for themselves whether to take part in the study.
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