Development and Implementation of Evidence-Based Physical Employment Standards: Key Challenges in the Military Context.
The use of evidence-based physical employment standards is critical in selecting individuals who can meet the requirements of arduous military occupations. The methods used to generate the physical assessments and standards are critical to the process and must withstand legal scrutiny. This article addresses the challenges encountered when developing, validating, and implementing physical standards and assessments. The challenges covered by the study include: (a) identification of critical job tasks and minimum requirements for performance of the tasks, (b) involvement of military personnel as subject-matter experts,
1Human Performance Research and Development, Canadian Forces Morale and Welfare Services, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; 2Human Performance Systems, Inc., Beltsville, Maryland; 3Land Division, Defence Science and Technology Organisation, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia; 4Department of Occupational Medicine, HQ Army Recruiting and Training Division, Pewsey, Wilts, UK; and 5U S Army Research Institute of Environmental Medicine, Natick, Massachusetts.
Tara J
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Reilly
Deborah L
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Gebhardt
Daniel C
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Billing
Julie P
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Greeves
Marilyn A
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Sharp
D001315:Australia; D002170:Canada; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine; D005080:Exercise Test / Q000592:standards; D006801:Humans; D008889:Military Personnel; D010809:Physical Fitness; D013647:Task Performance and Analysis; D006113:United Kingdom; D014481:United States