Issn Print: 0195-9131

Publication Date: 2002/05/01


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DEVELOPMENT AND VALIDATION OF A FUNCTIONAL ABILITY TEST SYSTEM IN A MATERIALS HANDLING ENVIRONMENT

P C. DiVico; M A. Dakos; L N. Cunningham

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Author Information: Health Metrics, Inc., W. Richland, WA and Hanoun Medical, Inc., Denver, Co

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Employers attempt to hire and retain physically qualified individuals to optimize productivity, minimize job-injury costs and comply with federal employment laws. Employment requirements that results in a disparate impact on specific groups must demonstrate a valid association between said requirements and the essential functions of the work. This study was designed to develop and validate a functional ability testing protocol (FAT) and associated measurement instrumentation, for the purposes of qualifying employee candidates and incumbents for specific materials-handling production jobs (MHJ).
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