PDA Workforce Management System

START WITH THE RIGHT FIT

GSC’s Pre-Employment / Post-Offer Agility Testing starts with the Physical Demand Analysis and essential functions of the job. Testing is developed from the actual physical requirements of the position, then validated with employees who perform the work to ensure the test reflects real-world job demands.

The result is a standardized, reproducible, job-specific test with objective pass/fail outcomes. Results can be evaluated against NIOSH research and population findings to provide additional context for physically demanding occupations. The approach supports the ADA/EEOC principle that employment tests be job-related and consistent with business necessity.

THE SAME BASELINE, AFTER THE HIRE

The value of a job-specific test doesn't end when someone is hired. The same documented physical baseline can be used to evaluate fit for duty following a work-related injury, illness, surgery, or disability of leave—comparing an employee's current functional capabilities with the actual requirements of the job.

This is particularly relevant for musculoskeletal conditions, which accounted for 30% of private-sector cases involving days away from work in 2018.

One job. One documented physical standard. A baseline that can support workforce decisions from hiring through return to work.

FROM PDA INVESTMENT TO MEASURABLE VALUE

A PDA is an investment in better workforce decisions. GSC helps quantify the potential value by connecting job-demand information to the costs organizations are already managing—including hiring, injuries, absenteeism, workers’ compensation, disability, turnover, and lost productivity.

We establish a baseline, identify where PDA data can influence decisions, and track the opportunities for cost avoidance, productivity protection, and improved workforce outcomes. The result is a PDA program built not simply around the number of jobs analyzed, but around the value those jobs and decisions represent to the organization.

THE RIGHT APPROACH FOR EVERY SIZE ORGANIZATION

The goal isn't simply to complete PDAs. It is to create job-demand information your organization can use to make better decisions.

WHAT YOU RECEIVE

Every GSC PDA program produces more than a completed analysis. Each job generates a set of practical, job-specific resources designed for the people who need to use the information—from HR and site leadership to EHS and medical providers. The reports provide the documented job requirements; Workforce Intelligence makes that information searchable, comparable, and actionable.

YOUR DATA, WHERE YOU NEED IT

All PDA reports and job-demand information are easily accessed through your PDA Workforce Management platform, where users can view, search, and query job data; download reports for use across the organization; or integrate the data into existing systems and workflows through API connectivity.

PDA Questions, Answered.

CORPORATE EHS MANAGER

"The PDA assessments provided by GSC are an exceptional tool that will support our ergonomic manual material movement initiative and return-to-work programs. Originally developed to baseline job demands for our agility testing program, they have proven to be invaluable across multiple safety and workforce initiatives."