Occupational Physiology

Question 1

__-__% of all doctors visits are for stress related ailments and complaints

Answer 1

75-90%

Question 2

Stress costs the Canadian economy __-__ billion a year in lost productivity and medical costs

Answer 2

33-51$

Question 3

What does drinking do to core temp?

Answer 3

big increase in core temperature

Question 4

What is the Provincial and Canadian Human Rights Act (CHRA)?

Answer 4

Prohibits employment practices and policies that discriminate against individuals on basis of race, national or ethnic origin etc.

Question 5

A ____ is a condition of employment which is imposed in the sincere belief that is necessary for safe, efficient and reliable performance on the job and the requirements have been objectively established.

Answer 5

BFOR

Question 6

What big decision was made in 1999 in the supreme court?

Answer 6

Meorin Decision (made test administration rules)

Question 7

What are the 3 parts of the test for assessing physical abilities?

Answer 7

1. Employer adopted the standard for a purpose rationally connected to the performance of the job
2. Employer adopted the particular standard in an honest and good faith belief that it was necessary for fulfilment of the legitimate work related purpose
3. Standard is reasonably necessary to the accomplishment of that legitimate work-related purpose (demonstrate it is impossible to accommodate)

Question 8

What is the challenge with creating workplace physical ability tests?

Answer 8

Law and science are not compatable (science is generally never 100% confident, whereas law requires no variance and no doubt)

Question 9

___% of all workplace injuries are musculoskeletal

Answer 9

39%

Question 10

Many serious workplace accidents that are fatal have a “___” component

Answer 10

fatigue

Question 11

Employers have the responsibility to ensure their employees have the ____ for the job they perform

Answer 11

competencies

Question 12

_____ is the name for the occupational test once it is passed inspection; has been legally challenged

Answer 12

BFOR

Question 13

3 steps to develop a test?

Answer 13

1. Identification of essential job requirements
2. Determination of the capacities required for safe, efficient and reliable performance
3. Assessment of whether the individual has the appropriate capacities for safe, efficient, reliable performance

Question 14

How do you identify essential job components?

Answer 14

Detailed task analysis of job identifying those tasks that are considered essential for safe, efficient and reliable performance

Question 15

Determination of the capacities required for safe, efficient and reliable job performance usually involves?

Answer 15

measurement of the biomechanical, physical, and physiological demands of the tasks of equipment, distances lifted and carried, HR, VO2, RPE etc. while performing the task or task simulations

Question 16

Issues related to measuring the physical and physiological demands?

Answer 16

• getting access to representative groups or populations

- sometimes impossible to simulate the actual job

Question 17

What are some cut score considerations?

Answer 17

• load
• distance/reps
• duration
• pace/cadence

Question 18

Issues related to the development of tests and standards?

Answer 18

• fitness component test vs task-related tests
• safety in performing the tests
• minimal skill level
• needs to be practical and easy to administer
• clothing to be worn
• discrete or continuous flow of test items
• rest and recovery between test items
• reliability