Mandatory Agility Tests
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[font size="1" color="#FF0000"]LAST EDITED ON 10-16-03 AT 08:25AM (CST)[/font][p]Can we institute mandatory agility tests for all employees across the board?
The company is an ambulance service. An agility is required upon hire. We now have employees who are out of shape and overweight. We would like to, therefore, require an annual agility test.
The company is an ambulance service. An agility is required upon hire. We now have employees who are out of shape and overweight. We would like to, therefore, require an annual agility test.
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We have EMT/Paramedics who are "first responders" and provide pre-hospital ALS in both urban and rural settings. Their competencies are evaluated annually in a Simulation Lab; they also must demonstrate their competency with high risk procedures/equipment, as measured by direct observation of their daily practice. Our EMT/Paramedic teams consist of two employees; each must lift and carry up to 100 pounds of supplies and equipment unassisted. We have held strictly to the annual competencies for determining their ability to perform their jobs safely and efficiently and have never used "agility" as the basis for removing an employee from field duties.
If the employee can do the essential functions of the job, then why would you use an agility test?
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