Validity and reliability of physical employment standards

• Published in: Applied physiology, nutrition, and metabolism Vol. 41; no. 6 (Suppl. 2); pp. S83 - S91
• Main Authors: Milligan, Gemma S., Reilly, Tara J., Zumbo, Bruno D., Tipton, Michael J.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Canada NRC Research Press 01.06.2016; Canadian Science Publishing NRC Research Press
• Subjects: Analysis; Employment; Employment - standards; Humans; Labor standards; Laws, regulations and rules; Meta-Analysis as Topic; Occupational Health - standards; Personnel Selection - standards; Physical Fitness; Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic; Reliability; Reproducibility of Results; Validity; Canada; niveaux de preuve; experts en la matière; aptitude au travail; levels of evidence; seuils de coupure; readiness for work; norme minimale de performance; minimum performance standard; subject matter experts; cut-scores
• ISSN: 1715-5312; 1715-5320
• DOI: 10.1139/apnm-2015-0669

In this paper the role of validity and reliability in the development of physical employment standards (PESs) and the consideration of these factors in determining the final pass/fail criteria for a PES and ultimately the legal defensibility of a PES is examined. Particular attention is paid to the use of subject-matter experts, the levels of evidence used in the establishment of the minimum acceptable pace/intensity for the completion of critical tasks, and the considerations needed in physical test selection.