Defining health and safety test administration rules

Define health and safety test rules for employees and applicants. Define eligibility rules, prerequisite test requirements, renewal rules, and follow-up rules.

To define health and safety test administration rules

  1. Access Test Setup (PA48.1).
  2. In the Test field, type or select the test. This is a required field. From this field, select the Attachments form function to add comments on the test. Three types of comments are available: Printed, Private, and Workflow message. The workflow message comments are used by Update Scheduled Tests (PA149) when automatically scheduling tests.
  3. On the Main tab, establish basic test information. Use the following guidelines to enter field values:
    Employee, Applicant

    Select whether the test is available to employees, applicants, or both.

    Results Used

    Select the type of results used for the test. If you select Positive;Negative, the application creates the values of positive and negative on Test Results (PA48.2). If you select Other, define the results on Test Results (PA48.2). If you select Positive;Negative or Other, you must select a result on Employee Tests (PA49.1) and Applicant Tests (PA49.3) when the test is completed. Defining health and safety test results

  4. On the Eligibility tab, define eligibility and prerequisite criteria for a test. You use eligibility and prerequisite criteria for employees. You use only prerequisite criteria for applicants. Use the following guidelines to enter field values:
    Mimic Test

    Select a test to mimic test eligibility. The Mimic Test option mimics only eligibility. Prerequisites are not mimicked.

    Position, Job

    Select whether employees who hold specific positions or jobs are eligible for the test. Assigning job and position codes to a health and safety test

    Test

    If the test has a prerequisite, select the value that indicates the prerequisite.

  5. On the Follow Up tab, define test renewal and follow-up information. Use the following guidelines to enter field values:
    Results Range

    Select the result range. For example, if the follow-up test requires a result of 1, 2, or 3, select 1 in the first result field and 3 in the second result field. If the follow-up test should be taken regardless of the results, leave the fields blank.

  6. On the Account tab, track the test cost and indicate the accounts the cost should be posted to. The expense account information is for reference only.
  7. Select the Add form function.
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