Mapping the evidence on the assessment of fitness to work at heights: a scoping review.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Falls from heights are a leading cause of workplace injuries and fatalities. Ensuring worker fitness is crucial, yet many countries lack formal guidelines for fitness for work (FFW) assessments, posing safety and legal risks. This scoping review sought to identify and map the existing evidence on the assessment of fitness to work at heights.

Design

Scoping review following the Joanna Briggs Institute Scoping Review Methodology and Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses Extension for Scoping Reviews guidelines.

Data sources

Searches were conducted in March 2024 across ProQuest Central, Google Scholar, PubMed, Scopus, ScienceDirect, Web of Science and PsycINFO. Grey literature was sourced from the websites of organisations includin

SUBMITTER: Swart L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11956347 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature