This is an assessment, which is preformed by an Occupational Therapist,  to determine an individual’s functional abilities in relation to a return to work program . The individual may be recently injured thus the assessment is primarily used to determine present capacity for work or to perform activities of daily living This assessment does not provide maximum tolerance predictors.  This assessment  is used primarily to facilitate the individuals transition to work after an injury and to establish their safe abilities to perform tasks at work while they are undergoing their rehabilitation programs.