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Less routine perhaps are physical agility and work tests -- whether to assess compliance with federal standards or meet the requirements of a given job description -- akin to those commonly required for law enforcement officers and firefighters, and tests to measure an employee's ability to perform movements required to carry out essential job functions. In addition, concerns about employee health may lead transit agencies to consider imposing lifestyle restrictions related to employee weight and offduty use of tobacco, including instituting physical testing to measure compliance with those restrictions.
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A number of ancillary issues are discussed briefly, including the ramifications of test results, such as reinstatement following drug tests; the need for operational guidance on how to devise and administer tests; the ramifications of collective bargaining agreements;3 CDL requirements for diabetes and epilepsy;4 and fitness for duty certifications required after returning from sick leave and after injuries.5 Issues beyond the scope of the digest include mental health testing, medical status due to medications,6 medical testing for common acute or chronic infectious diseases, requirements for nonoperational personnel (office personnel) , and operational guidance on devising and administering physical ability tests.7 An analysis of requirements for process and litigation issues applying to all cases brought under federal statutes, such as standards for awarding back pay, is also beyond the scope of the digest.
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in any way enon the job in question, physical abilities tested for transit positions may include grasping strength, lifting strength, eye/foot coordination, and manual dexterity. Generally the physical ability to perform essential functions of the job is tested with physical agility tests or work sample tests.
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. 19 Edelman, Finding Wealth Through Wellness: How Engaging Employees in Preventive Care Can Reduce Healthcare In the case of bus and rail operators, obesity may have very specific safety implications because of the connection between body mass and obstructive sleep apnea20 and because of the effect of body mass on the ability to safely perform maneuvers such as steering a bus.21 In July of 2009, The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB)
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Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) .28 An Orientation Guide describes the specific tasks and standards for passing each event.29 Applicants may prepare using an exercise program designed specifically for the CPAT.30 28 Fire Service Joint Labor Management Wellness-Fitness Task Force Candidate Physical Ability Test (CPAT)
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.32 Each Connecticut police department sets its own criteria, that is, its own passing rates. The Maine Criminal Justice Academy has developed a physical agility preentrance test that police departments within the state use to create their own physical assessment tests.33 The Wyoming Law Enforcement Academy has a physical agility entrance exam,34 which police departments in the state use as a basis for their preemployment physical agility assessment.35 The Maryland Transportation Authority requires its applicants to pass a preemployment physical agility assessment test consisting of six components that measure general fitness needed to perform job functions, rather than simulating specific job functions.36 31 Alan Andrews & Julie Risher, What does THAT have to do with being a cop?
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