PME
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Preventive Medical Examination (PME) for sustainable employability


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We understand better than anyone that the health of your employees needs to be personalized. Do you want to get started with a PME within your organization? Then fill in your details and receive our PME information package, including customized advice, without any obligation. Act early onabsenteeism and improve health in your organization with a Preventive Medical Examination!

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Preventive Medical Examination at Vital Solutions

Would you like to have a Preventive Medical Examination carried out?
Vital Solutions is the expert in the field of PME research.

A PME is a preventive medical examination that employers are required to offer to their employees. Through one or more PME questionnaires and a physical examination, we help you to identify any mental and physical problems that may occur among your employees.

With the advice from the PME, employees can actively work on their own health! A PME is an essential component for your company, it assesses the health of your employees and is a mandatory part of the Occupational Health and Safety Act. A PME examination is also known as a Periodic Medical Examination since a PME should take place periodically.

 

  • Super competitive rate (up to 40% cheaper)
  • 100% customization per department
  • Including extensive consultation
  • Dutch and English (without surcharge)

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See the different PME’s from Vital Solutions

E-PME

Digitaal PMO

An online PME is a digital version of the preventive medical examination. In short, it is the best way to comply with the obligations under the Working Conditions Act during the COVID-19 pandemic. Focal points are determined together with the client and the working group. These points are then covered in a digital questionnaire.

Physical PME

Fysiek PMO
The physical preventive medical examination often consists of a combination of a digital questionnaire and a physical examination. This includes extensive physical tests, like a pulmonary function test, cardiovascular risk assessment an blood tests. We also look at the stress of the employee and the degree of work pressure. You can always add additional modules. Finally, each physical preventive medical examination is concluded with a personal consultation.

PME at home

PMO thuis uitgevoerd

With the PME exam at home, employees can carry out the examination at home. Employees receive an extensive self-test, which they can use to do a blood test, a liver and kidney function test and more. A blood pressure monitor is also included. They can enter the results into an online portal. Concrete lifestyles will also be visible immediately in this online environment. If desired, the examination can be concluded with a personal consultation.

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English Preventive
Medical Examination

 

Vital Solutions offers a complete English preventive medical examination! The entire communication, including the PME questionnaire and online environment where employees can view their PME results, is available in English.

Is a PME mandatory?

A Periodic Medical Examination is a mandatory component within the Occupational Health and Safety Act. Organizations are required to offer this periodically to their employees. The specific examinations offered depend on the risks within your organization, which are often identified through the Risk Inventory and Evaluation (RI&E).

The PME helps employees gain insight into their own physical and mental health, while also assisting organizations in identifying any potential bottlenecks. If you have a question about PME, please check out our frequently asked questions section at the bottom of the page or feel free to contact us.

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PMO verplichting voor werkgevers

Compare Preventive Medical Examinations profiles

 

A Preventive Medical Examination (PME) is always customized; no organization or department is the same. However, to provide a general overview of the possibilities, we have outlined below a number of basic profiles for different types of employees and sectors. This allows you to see at a glance which combination of examinations could be suitable for employees in your organization.

Office Employees

  • Basic Preventive Medical Examination
  • Vision Test
  • Psychosocial Workload

Retail (Physical)

  • Basic Preventive Medical Examination
  • Physical Capacity Questionnaire
  • Psychosocial Workload

Production/maintenance/
construction

  • Basic Preventive Medical Examination
  • Audio examination
  • Psychosocial Workload
  • Extensive Pulmonary Function Test
  • Physical Capacity Questionnaire

Lecturer (Physical)

  • Basic Preventive Medical Examination
  • Physical Capacity Questionnaire
  • Psychosocial Workload

Healthcare worker (physical)

  • Basic Preventive Medical Examination
  • Irregular Shifts Questionnaire
  • Physical Capacity Questionnaire
  • Psychosociale Arbeidsbelasting

Transport Employee

  • Basic Preventive Medical Examination
  • Irregular Shifts Questionnaire (if applicable)
  • Physical Capacity Questionnaire
  • Psychosocial Workload

FREE PMO
Information Package

We understand better than anyone that the health of your employees needs to be personalized. Do you want to get started with a PME within your organization? Then fill in your details and receive our PME information package, including customized advice, without any obligation. Act early onabsenteeism and improve health in your organization with a Preventive Medical Examination!

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All questions about the preventive medical examination

What is a PME?

A PME or preventive medical examination is an examination in which you, as an employer, have the health of your staff checked.

Possible problems are identified (both mentally and physically) on the basis of a PME questionnaire and a physical examination.

With the advice from the preventive medical examination, you can actively work on vitality in the workplace.

Is a preventive medical examination mandatory?

PMO is for employers in the Netherlands according to Article 18 of the ARBO Act obliges employees to periodically undergo a preventive medical examination.

How often and in what form this must be offered is not laid down in the ARBO Act (unless, for example, employees work in an environment with harmful substances, or the frequency is laid down in agreements).

Employees are not obliged to undergo a preventive medical examination.

How much does a preventive medical examination cost?

The costs of a preventive medical examination vary and depend on the form in which it is offered.

The broader the research, the higher the costs will of course be. A preventive medical examination at Vital Solutions is possible from just a few tens of euros per employee!

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What is the difference between PME and POHE?

A PME examination is much more extensive than the POHE (Periodic Occupational Health Examination). The POHE only examines work-related factors, but a PME also includes mental well-being, for example.

The POHE is increasingly being replaced by a PME. The reason for this is simple: in recent years, absenteeism caused by psychological problems has increased increasingly.

By identifying these problems during an investigation, absenteeism due to illness within companies can be successfully reduced.

Is there monitoring in the field of preventive medical examination?

Yes, it is actively monitored by the SZW Inspectorate, the department responsible for inspecting compliance with the ARBO Act.

Since 2018, significantly more money has been made available for these inspections: 13 million was available in 2018, 25 million in 2019 and this will increase to 50 million in 2022.

What is a supplementary PME Research?

An additional PME Research offers an extension to the standard PME package.

Depending on the sector in which an organization operates, additional research may be desirable.

For example, employees who spend a lot of time at a computer often opt for a vision and screen examination.

Employees who are frequently exposed to noise benefit greatly from an auditory examination.

What are the benefits of a preventive medical examination?

The advantages of a preventive medical examination are that physical and mental complaints are identified in a timely manner and that an appropriate plan of action can be drawn up immediately.

This can prevent long-term employee absences in the future.

Furthermore, many employees indicate that they appreciate that their health is taken seriously. This makes a positive contribution to employee motivation, which increases overall employee satisfaction.

Which examinations can I choose between?

You can choose from an online PME, a Standard PME or a Supplementary PME.

From how many people is a preventive medical examination mandatory?

Every employer is obliged to offer its employees a Preventive Medical Examination (PME), regardless of the size of the organization. We are happy to help you identify which PME research suits your organization.

How can I view the results?

We go further than just carrying out a PME. In this way, we make the results of the Preventive Medical Examination immediately visible in an online portal. Every employee can log in here in his/her own environment.

The online portal contains the following: the results of the research, concrete lifestyle advice and an extensive management report (also accessible to HR at organizational level).

What about PMO and privacy?

A PME investigation is subject to professional secrecy. This means that no personal information about the employee at personal level is shared with the employer. However, an anonymized standard analysis can be made for management.

Can a preventive medical examination be carried out on location?

We carry out a preventive medical examination as standard on location (at the client).

Are there no options to implement the PME within your organization?

If desired, the preventive medical examination can be organized at our office or in an external space.

What does my PME consist of?

Would you like to have preventive medical research carried out within your organization? Then you’ve come to the right place at Vital Solutions!

We guide both large and small companies towards a vital organization with sustainably employable employees.

Our standard basic preventive medical examination consists of a digital examination and questionnaire, extensive physical examination (including blood test), 1-1 consultation with a lifestyle coach, access to our own online portal with all research results and an extensive management report (at organizational level).

Who pays for the preventive medical examination?

The costs of a Preventive Medical Examination are borne by the employer.

In some cases there are options for co-financing by the health insurer (for example, if there is a collective insurance policy).

Although performing a preventive medical examination costs money initially, it can yield several benefits in the long term.

What is the fine if no preventive medical examination is offered?

In any case, the following matters are taken into account during an ARBO inspection:

Have prevention officers been designated and is their expertise appropriate to the tasks to be performed?

Is there a contract with a certified expert or (occupational health and safety) service? Are employees offered the periodically required preventive medical examination?

If one or more of these components are not met, a fine can be imposed immediately. The amount of this fine depends on the size of the organization and how many areas the organization is at fault. However, the fine often amounts to several tens of thousands of euros.

Lorraine Luchjenbroers

Lorraine Luchjenbroers

Since 2017, I have been active in the field of sustainable employability of employees. As the owner of Vital Solutions, I am involved in advising both small and large organizations on improving the employability of their staff. We provide services such as Preventive Medical Examinations (PME), Periodic Occupational Health Examinations (POHE), and various vitality programs. Additionally, I regularly write blogs and post content on topics such as workplace happiness, health, and sustainable employability.

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