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Protocol for identifying and characterising critical physical tasks in the military: Development and validation

  • 0School of Health and Welfare, Dalarna University, Falun, Sweden.
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February 23, 2024

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February 23, 2024

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Summary

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A new protocol standardizes the identification and characterization of critical physical job tasks for the Swedish Armed Forces (SwAF). This ensures accurate physical employment standards by clearly defining essential job duties for military roles.

Area Of Science

  • Occupational Health and Safety
  • Military Science
  • Human Factors Engineering

Background

  • Establishing valid Physical Employment Standards (PES) requires accurate identification and characterization of critical job tasks.
  • The Swedish Armed Forces (SwAF) needed a standardized method to define these tasks for military occupational specialties.

Purpose Of The Study

  • To develop and validate a standardized protocol for identifying, characterizing, and documenting critical physical job tasks within the SwAF.
  • To propose a clear definition of critical physical job tasks applicable to the SwAF.

Main Methods

  • A protocol was drafted with three content domains and a preliminary definition.
  • Subject matter experts iteratively assessed protocol content validity (relevance and simplicity) in two stages.
  • A consensus panel revised the protocol, calculating Content Validity Index (CVI) for relevance and simplicity.

Main Results

  • The validated protocol comprises 35 items, achieving high CVI scores (I-CVI≥0.90 for relevance, ≥0.80 for simplicity; S-CVI/Ave of 0.97 and 0.98, respectively).
  • The protocol was refined for usability, language, and approved by the consensus panel.
  • The final protocol includes definitions, instructions, and expert qualifications for critical job task analysis.

Conclusions

  • A standardized protocol for critical job task identification and characterization in SwAF military occupations was successfully developed.
  • Expert review confirmed the protocol's high relevance and simplicity.
  • This validated protocol is crucial for future development of physical requirements in the SwAF.

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