The development of a functional and valid physical employment assessment standard for NSW Mines Rescue Brigadesmen.

Autor: Burdon, Catriona A., Groeller, Herbert, Milligan, Gemma S., Blacker, Sam D., Brown, Pieter E.H., Siddall, Andrew G.
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Zdroj: Work; 2019, Vol. 63 Issue 4, p559-569, 11p, 2 Black and White Photographs, 2 Charts
Abstrakt: BACKGROUND: Given the physical demands of mining and rescue operations, a physical employment standard was warranted to ensure capable workers are selected. While evaluations of muscular strength and muscular and cardiorespiratory endurance domains are common, assessment of a worker's ability to meet the physically demanding postural requirements is often neglected. OBJECTIVE: The aim of this investigation was to develop a valid assessment for NSW Mines Rescue Brigadesmen that replicated the combined muscular and cardiorespiratory endurance and postural demands of constructing a timber pillar. METHODS: Oxygen consumption () V ̇ O2) was measured and dominant postures identified when incumbent Brigadesmen constructed a timber pillar. A shelf-stacking assessment was designed and validated. RESULTS: When Brigadesmen performed the block placement role, the task elicited a mean V ̇ O2 of 1.6 L.min–1, and required repeated placement of ∼8.7 kg blocks from 0 to 3.0 m. A shelf stacking assessment (5 min, mean V ̇ O2 1.7 L.min–1) replicating dominant postures and requiring repeated block placement at 0, 0.65, 1.10, 1.64 and 2.20 m was developed. The demand of the test, performed within a discontinuous circuit, was subsequently verified (1.6 L.min–1). CONCLUSIONS: A valid, physiological aptitude test that considered the job-related movement patterns, in addition to cardiorespiratory and muscular endurance requirements, was developed for Brigadesmen. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Databáze: Complementary Index
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