title: Standard Establishment Through Scenarios (SETS): A new technique for occupational fitness standards.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  An objective and scientific task analysis provides the basis for establishing legally defensible Physical Employment Standards (PES), based on common and essential occupational tasks. Infrequent performance of these tasks creates challenges when developing PES based on criterion, or content validity.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  Develop a systematic approach using Subject Matter Experts (SME) to provide tasks with 1) an occupationally relevant scenario considered common to all personnel; 2) a minimum performance standard defined by time, distance, load or work. Examples provided here relate to the development of a new PES for the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF).
  
  
  METHODS
  SME of various experience are selected based on their eligibility criteria. SME are required to define a reasonable scenario for each task from personal experience, provide occupational performance requirements of the scenario in sub-groups, and discuss and agree by consensus vote on the final standard based on the definition of essential.
  
  
  RESULTS
  A common and essential task for the CAF is detailed as a case example of process application. Techniques to avoid common SME rating errors are discussed and advantages to the method described.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The SETS method was developed as a systematic approach to setting occupational performance standards and qualifying information from SME.
authors.forename: R E
authors.initials: RE
authors.lastname: Blacklock
authors.forename: T J
authors.initials: TJ
authors.lastname: Reilly
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Spivock
authors.forename: P S
authors.initials: PS
authors.lastname: Newton
authors.forename: S M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Olinek
mesh_terms: D002170:Canada; D005104:Expert Testimony; D017144:Focus Groups; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008889:Military Personnel; D016272:Occupational Health / Q000592:standards*; D010560:Personnel Selection / Q000379:methods; D010809:Physical Fitness; D013647:Task Performance and Analysis; D014938:Work Capacity Evaluation
keywords: Physical Employment Standard; Subject Matter Expert; fitness standard development