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Job performance testing: an alternative to age discrimination.

P O Davis, C O Dotson

    Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise
    |April 1, 1987
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    Age is a poor predictor of job performance in physically demanding roles. Healthy individuals can maintain fitness for public safety jobs like firefighting and law enforcement into older age.

    Area of Science:

    • Employment Law
    • Occupational Health
    • Public Safety

    Background:

    • The Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA) impacts public safety employment, leading to lawsuits.
    • Arbitrary age limits are being challenged, necessitating alternative evaluation methods.
    • Bona Fide Occupational Qualifications (BFOQs) are central to these legal and practical considerations.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To explore physical performance testing as an alternative to age-based employment restrictions.
    • To evaluate the validity of tests for screening and re-evaluating public safety personnel.
    • To determine the relationship between age and physical performance in demanding occupations.

    Main Methods:

    • Review of existing literature on age, physical performance, and occupational demands.

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  • Laboratory-based testing of individuals in physically demanding roles.
  • Development and validation of criterion-related physical performance tests.

    • Main Results:

    • Age is an unreliable predictor of performance across an individual's career span.
    • Validated physical performance tests can effectively screen applicants and assess incumbents.
    • Physical capacity is maintainable for demanding jobs well into older working years.

    Conclusions:

    • Physical performance tests offer a scientifically valid alternative to age-based employment limitations.
    • Focusing on health and lifestyle allows individuals to sustain physiological profiles for demanding jobs.
    • This approach supports continued employment in public safety for qualified older workers.