Employment standards for Australian Urban firefighters part 4: Physical aptitude tests and standards

Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 57, Issue 10, 2015, Pages 1092-1097

  Fullagar, Hugh H K ^a   Sampson, John A ^a   Mott, Brendan J ^b   Burdon, Catriona A ^a   Taylor, Nigel A S ^a   Groeller, Herbert ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

^b New South Wales Fire Brigades   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; APTITUDE TEST; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIAN; BUSHFIRE INCIDENT; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; FIRE ATTACK; FIRE FIGHTER; FIREFIGHTER RESCUE; FITNESS; GENDER; HUMAN; JOB SATISFACTION; LADDER RAISE TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOTOR VEHICLE RESCUE; PHYSICAL APTITUDE TEST BATTERY; SIMULATING HAZMAT INCIDENT; SKILL; STANDARDIZATION; TASK PERFORMANCE; URBAN POPULATION; VENTILATION FAN CARRIAGE; ADOLESCENT; AUSTRALIA; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; SEX DIFFERENCE; STANDARDS; VALIDATION STUDY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AUSTRALIA; FEMALE; FIREFIGHTERS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONNEL SELECTION; PHYSICAL FITNESS; SEX FACTORS; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS; URBAN POPULATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84944405706     PISSN: 10762752     EISSN: 15365948     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/JOM.0000000000000528     Document Type: Article

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