Rethinking Pre‑Employment Medicals: Mark Armstrong on Fit4Work

In this episode of the Fatality Free Future podcast, John Barclay and Holly Ferguson speak with Mark Armstrong, founder of the Fit4Work screening tool and a specialist in physical performance and ergonomics. Mark shares how a client’s frustration with traditional pre-employment medicals being too costly, too slow, and too complex led him to completely rethink recruitment health screening.They explore the history of pre-employment medicals and the role of insurers, research showing that smart questionnaires can rival traditional medicals, and how Fit For Work delivers fast, role-specific, and geographically flexible screening using tailored job profiles, biometric data, and AI-driven movement analysis. Mark also explains how the system reduces candidate drop-off, manages sensitive health data securely, and uses targeted GP letters instead of unnecessary full medicals—offering a disruptive, preventative approach to workforce health and safety.To learn more and to access the materials referenced in this episode visit: https://barclayss.com/fatality-free-future-podcast/?season=1&episode=1