Services

Paradise Training is an affiliate service providing group fitness, wellness classes, strength and conditioning, triathlon coaching, run groups, and personal training. We provide services locally in Mission Beach, and can customize an on-site corporate program for your work teams! See: www.paradisetraining.com.au

Analysis and description of the physical & general work demands required of a single job task.

Analysis of physical & general work demands of a job role comprised by several tasks. Psychological job analysis considers work factors such as demands on cognition, energy levels, decision making, emotional levels, and mental processes. Job or Task Analysis may be used by management for recruitment, job description development, injury management, communication and liaison with health care practitioners, or development of baseline measures for functional capacity evaluation.

A description and summary of salient physical work features of a job role. It may be used by a medical or health care practitioner to provide consultation and make an informed decision about determining fit-for-work status.

Analysis of the physical work conditions and demands required of a job role or critical task; risk calculation and identification; contrasting findings of actual and best practice, review of Australian standards or relevant research findings; and recommendations to address identified risks. This document is used for in-depth analysis and critical decision making by management..

Training services for front-line staff to build knowledge and skills in basic anatomy and physiology and sound manual task (handling) technique to encourage a safe approach in their work. Specific task problem solving is encouraged with highly interactive engagement from all participants. Competency assessment can be included. Training can be customized for senior management, also, with instruction in risk assessment strategies, regulatory standards, and sound administrative practice to assure competency levels for manual task approach are upheld throughout the organization.

A wellness based, risk-management assessment and/or training service designed to help workers optimize their comfort, safety and productivity. It is catered to persons working with access to a computer workstation environment. Participants will learn to identify the ergonomic risks inherent in their work environment. They will learn control strategies - engineering, behavioural, and administrative - to reduce risk for injury and assure an optimal individual workstation set-up. Recommendations for appropriate equipment can be made. This service includes consultation to architect and design firms managing office fit-outs.

A determination of worker capacity to perform substantive and/or alternate job duties with systematic review occurring at the workplace. This service may include job analysis, review of medical reports and restrictions, interview of worker and management, individual physical capacity assessment, advice on aids or assistance to optimize work performance, and liaison and assistance to management and workers to help them understand medical conditions, work restrictions, and safe work methods. Funding may be authorized by WorkCover, a third-party insurer, or the employer may sponsor this service for early intervention or return to work especially when an injury may have occurred for their worker outside the workplace. The Workplace Evaluation can be used for determination of Vocational Needs Assessment – devising an at-work strategy to help optimize performance of a worker.

Documentation of identified suitable duties that may aid a worker in their rehabilitation for return-to-work following a reported condition, illness, or injury. Suitable Duties may be devised as part of an early intervention program, also, as a risk management service to prevent deterioration of a reported condition - aches, pains or niggles.

For companies wanting to promote a culture of wellness in the workplace – we can help audit company-readiness to determine a systematic plan for implementation, help facilitate and design an appropriate program with benchmarks and measurement systems to monitor and assure success, and provide specific workplace training or train-the-trainer programs. Wellness training topics can be customized. Examples include: “Working Inside Out: Applied Relaxation Strategies”, "Finding Positivity " & Meaning in Life”, “Building Passion in the Workplace”, “Finding our Resiliency: Stress & Energy Management”, or “Innovation in the Workplace”.

Ready to launch a company wellness, health, or fitness month? Viva Health Group providers can service regular or special classes such as yoga, Pilates, boot camp, triathlon training, cycle or run coaching, strength training, meditation, relaxation, thai massage, or similar! For wellness topics, see “wellness programs”.

To assess individual worker capacity; musculoskeletal strength, range, endurance and tolerance to task; and/or general anthropometrics (body measurements) to determine or predict “fitness for work” with regard to available tools, equipment, & environmental conditions of the job. This service is designed to aid in recruitment and placement or in return-to-work assessment.

Business training services can be customized to your needs to promote skills and abilities in leadership, front line management, development of resiliency, stress and energy management, development of relaxation strategies, conflict management, team building, communication skills, risk management and safety systems, work-life-balance, time management, problem-solving, creative thinking, business planning, strategic planning, setting vision and mission statements, goal setting, and similar. Customized retreats can be facilitated.