Application of Physical Ability Testing to Current Workforce of Transit Employees (2010) / Chapter Skim
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Several of the respondent agencies do engage in other physical ability testing, as described below. None of the responding agencies indicated that they impose lifestyle restrictions such as nonwork use of tobacco or weight limits (except as BMI implicates sleep apnea or as weight is directly related to equipment requirements, as described below)
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Physical ability tests are also required if an employee is injured -- whether or not the injury is work-related -- and is out of work for more than 30 days or requires surgery due to the injury. Sick leave alone is not a trigger for physical ability testing.
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Some of the tasks, such as the wheelchair secure, allow for an unrecorded practice trial. LTD also requires a fitness-for-duty exam for employees returning to work from a non-work-related injury after more than 30 days, where the injury is such that it might affect physical ability to perform essential job functions.
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, does not conduct nonmedical, functional, preemployment testing of candidates' physical capacity to perform essential job functions. The agency formerly conducted preemployment agility testing for bus operators, requiring candidates to get in the seat, deploy the wheelchair lift, put a wheelchair on the lift, and perform other driving maneuvers.
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