Danfoss is aware that health tests imply a risk of discrimination, considering that the test is carried out in connection with hiring. This is closely monitored in order to avoid discrimination in hiring situation. Furthermore, if companies in the Danfoss Group use recruitment agencies, they must be informed about the group’s restrictive attitude towards the use of health tests and other indiscrete questions.
X-ray
Five Danfoss companies in China and Poland use X-ray when testing applicants for jobs in areas with a tuberculosis hazard. In China, this testing is requested by the employees, who wish to avoid getting infected. If the test reveals that the applicant is infected, it is still possible to be employed once treatment is finished. X-ray examination is neither used in China, nor in Poland to discriminate the applicant.
Hepatitis and HIV
Three Danfoss companies located in China test job applicants for hepatitis. The test result is only forwarded to a physician, who is the only person to assess whether the applicant can perform the job. The management in the Chinese companies do not see the outcome of the test, and it is not considered to be a risk of discrimination. Danfoss in Mexico has previously conducted hepatitis and HIV/AIDS tests on job applicants, in accordance with local practice. There have never been any reports of infected applicants, so discrimination has not taken place, but in order to prevent any form of discrimination, this procedure stopped in 2008.