Science and medicine applied to soccer refereeing: an update

M Weston, C Castagna, FM Impellizzeri, M Bizzini… - Sports medicine, 2012 - Springer
Soccer referees are required to keep up with play at all times to ensure optimal positioning
in making key decisions. While the physiological aspects of soccer refereeing have been …

Age, human performance, and physical employment standards

GP Kenny, H Groeller, R McGinn… - Applied physiology …, 2016 - cdnsciencepub.com
The proportion of older workers has increased substantially in recent years, with over 25% of
the Canadian labour force aged≥ 55 years. Along with chronological age comes age …

Fitness tests and occupational tasks of military interest: a systematic review of correlations

VD Hauschild, DW DeGroot, SM Hall… - Occupational and …, 2017 - oem.bmj.com
Physically demanding occupations (ie, military, firefighter, law enforcement) often use fitness
tests for job selection or retention. Despite numerous individual studies, the relationship of …

Relationship of physical fitness measures vs. occupational physical ability in campus law enforcement officers

AQ Beck, JL Clasey, JW Yates… - The Journal of …, 2015 - journals.lww.com
Abstract Beck, AQ, Clasey, JL, Yates, JW, Koebke, NC, Palmer, TG, and Abel, MG.
Relationship of physical fitness measures vs. occupational physical ability in campus law …

Associations of physical fitness and body composition characteristics with simulated military task performance

KAI Pihlainen, M Santtila, K Häkkinen… - The Journal of …, 2018 - journals.lww.com
Abstract Pihlainen, K, Santtila, M, Häkkinen, K, and Kyröläinen, H. Associations of physical
fitness and body composition characteristics with simulated military task performance. J …

Physiological employment standards I. Occupational fitness standards: objectively subjective?

MJ Tipton, GS Milligan, TJ Reilly - European journal of applied physiology, 2013 - Springer
This paper examines the processes involved in the establishment of a minimum
occupational fitness standard, with particular reference to the interplay that inevitably occurs …

Content validity index and intra-and inter-rater reliability of a new muscle strength/endurance test battery for Swedish soldiers

H Larsson, M Tegern, A Monnier, J Skoglund… - PloS one, 2015 - journals.plos.org
The objective of this study was to examine the content validity of commonly used muscle
performance tests in military personnel and to investigate the reliability of a proposed test …

US Army physical demands study: development of the occupational physical assessment test for combat arms soldiers

SA Foulis, MA Sharp, JE Redmond, PN Frykman… - Journal of Science and …, 2017 - Elsevier
Abstract Objectives The United States Army sought to create a legally defensible,
scientifically validated physical pre-employment screening test. The purpose of this study …

A systematic review of job-specific workers' health surveillance activities for fire-fighting, ambulance, police and military personnel

MJ Plat, MHW Frings-Dresen, JK Sluiter - International archives of …, 2011 - Springer
Purpose Some occupations have tasks and activities that require monitoring safety and
health aspects of the job; examples of such occupations are emergency services personnel …

“Awake, smoky, and hot”: providing an evidence-base for managing the risks associated with occupational stressors encountered by wildland firefighters

B Aisbett, A Wolkow, M Sprajcer, SA Ferguson - Applied ergonomics, 2012 - Elsevier
To curtail the spread of wildfire, firefighters are often required to work long hours in hot,
smoky conditions with little rest between consecutive shifts. In isolation, heat, smoke, and …