• Determining the correct job match for an employee. Many times the FCE data will be used
to assess a person's fitness for a range of possible positions. The goal is to help place the …

Pre-placement screening offers risk managers an effective tool for controlling the chance of
workplace injuries. Screening can identify job candidates whose strength or endurance do …

The widespread occurrences of musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) in the United States is
costing industries billions of dollars annually in loss time direct and indirect costs. Numerous …

Background Pre‐placement testing was implemented during World War II. Its current use
has been reshaped by economic factors, litigation, legislation, and advances in medicine. In …

As will be discussed in this chapter, functional capacity evaluations (FCEs) are often relied
upon by employers, physicians, insurance agencies, and benefits adjudicators to determine …

This paper considers experience gained from conducting fitness-for-duty testing in the work
place, and reviews results obtained with a specific psychomotor task. Performance testing …

While the number of lost-work time injuries and illnesses has been steadily decreasing since
1992, the percentage of musculoskeletal disorders (MSD) does not appear to be affected …

Work capacity evaluation (WCE) is a systematic method of measuring a worker's ability to
perform occupationally-meaningful tasks safely and dependably, for the purpose of …