ArticleJournal of occupational and environmental medicine2017
Physical Employment Standards for UK Firefighters: Minimum Muscular Strength and Endurance Requirements.
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- Scoping review of UK female-firefighters, physical fitness and occupational performance.Occupational medicine (Oxford, England) · 2026Article
- Validity of submaximal aerobic capacity and strength tests in firefighters.Occupational medicine (Oxford, England) · 2024Article
- Can Lower-Body Strength and Power Alleviate Load Carriage Performance Decrements (Tactical Deficit) in Simulated Law Enforcement Job Tasks?International journal of exercise science · 2024Article
- Effects of Technique and Dummy Mass on Law Enforcement-Specific Body Drags: Testing and Training Implications.International journal of exercise science · 2024Article
- Change-of-Direction Speed in Firefighter Trainees: Fitness Relationships and Implications for Occupational Performance.Journal of human kinetics · 2023Article
- A Pilot Study on the Relationship between Cardiovascular Health, Musculoskeletal Health, Physical Fitness and Occupational Performance in Firefighters.European journal of investigation in health, psychology and education · 2022Article
- Justified Concerns? An Exploration of the Leg Tuck in a Tactical Population.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Development of muscle mass and body fat reference curves for white male UK firefighters.International archives of occupational and environmental health · 2022Article
- Psychosocial barriers and facilitators for a successful return to work following injury within firefighters.International archives of occupational and environmental health · 2022Article
- A Preliminary Comparison of Firefighter Candidates' Biddle Physical Ability Test Performance and Success Based on Training Class Participation.International journal of exercise science · 2022Article
- Exploring Predictive Ability of Fitness Test Data Relative to Fire Academy Graduation in Trainees: Practical Applications for Physical Training.International journal of exercise science · 2022Article
- An Analysis of the Body Drag Test in Law Enforcement Recruits with Consideration to Current Population Demographics.International journal of exercise science · 2022Article
- Consensus on tasks to be included in a return to work assessment for a UK firefighter following an injury: an online Delphi study.International archives of occupational and environmental health · 2021Article
- Are there sex differences in physiological parameters and reaction time responses to overload in firefighters?PloS one · 2021Article
- Physical fitness levels of South Korean national male and female firefighters.Journal of exercise science and fitness · 2020Article
- Relationships Between Isometric Strength and the 74.84-kg (165-lb) Body Drag Test in Law Enforcement Recruits.Journal of human kinetics · 2020Article
- Analyzing the Training Load Demands, and Influence of Sex and Body Mass, on the Tactical Task of a Casualty Drag via Surface Electromyography Wearable Technology.International journal of exercise science · 2020Article
- A Preliminary Analysis of Relationships Between a 1RM Hexagonal Bar Load and Peak Power with the Tactical Task of a Body Drag.Journal of human kinetics · 2019Article
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4 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.
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Abstract
objectiveThe aim of this study was to assess sensitivity and specificity of surrogate physical ability tests as predictors of criterion firefighting task performance and to identify corresponding minimum muscular strength and endurance standards.
methodsFifty-one (26 male; 25 female) participants completed three criterion tasks (ladder lift, ladder lower, ladder extension) and three corresponding surrogate tests [one-repetition maximum (1RM) seated shoulder press; 1RM seated rope pull-down; repeated 28 kg seated rope pull-down]. Surrogate test standards were calculated that best identified individuals who passed (sensitivity; true positives) and failed (specificity; true negatives) criterion tasks.
resultsBest sensitivity/specificity achieved were 1.00/1.00 for a 35 kg seated shoulder press, 0.79/0.92 for a 60 kg rope pull-down, and 0.83/0.93 for 23 repetitions of the 28 kg rope pull-down.
conclusionsThese standards represent performance on surrogate tests commensurate with minimum acceptable performance of essential strength-based occupational tasks in UK firefighters.
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