Occupational Health

NightOwl · Post by **NightOwl** » 26 Jun 2016, 15:43

Have just been gathering the documents required for my interview . What is the Occupational Health folk like? I have a few issues that would mean me not using a bag. Applied for postie with driving.

Cheers.

Destiny · Post by **Destiny** » 26 Jun 2016, 18:44

If you cannot use a bag on a trolley how could you be a postman?
They will phrase more questions around this.

yellowbelly · Post by **yellowbelly** » 26 Jun 2016, 21:09

Night Owl,

at some point, even if you don't carry a bag around on your shoulder on delivery, you will be probably be required to lift/move bags of parcels to sort
to a frame, lift/move bags into/onto trolleys and into/out of vehicles and pick bundles of letters/small parcels out of those bags.

There can be significant upper body twisting/turning when you are sorting at a frame and don't even mention bending down to floor level
letterboxes out on the walk.

Do you think you will be able to carry out these tasks considering your situation?

NightOwl · Post by **NightOwl** » 27 Jun 2016, 13:57

I was mainly concerned with the weight. All these things cited are what the OH are for! Reasonable adjustments- hence why RM have the two tick standard.

tinkz · Post by **tinkz** » 30 Jun 2016, 19:45

You will have to use a bag what you won't have to do is carry the bag, they have trolleys...the trolleys are a pain in the arse