When an employee is injured on the job, the medical community, rehabilitation coordinators and claims staff face the difficult challenge of determining when this person is able to return to work. Likewise, employers often face the challenge of finding appropriate duties, modified or alternate work for an employee.

The PJDA database will offer everyone involved a better understanding of the physical demands of a job. This will result in better post-injury assessments and pre-assessment of training required to prevent or reduce further on-the-job injury.