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Profiling loads worn by a state police service while on duty
Robin Marc Orr1,2, Dustin Kidd1,2, Elisa Canetti1,2
1Faculty of Health Sciences and Medicine, Bond University, Robina, Qld, Australia.
Work (Reading, Mass.)
|February 13, 2026
Summary
Police officers carry varying duty loads, with specialist and general duties officers bearing significantly more weight than plain clothes officers. These occupational differences in load carriage require attention for long-term officer health.
Area of Science:
- Occupational Health
- Biomechanics
- Law Enforcement Science
Background:
- Law enforcement officers routinely carry substantial occupational loads.
- Limited research exists on load carriage variations across different police subgroups.
- Understanding these differences is crucial for mitigating potential health impacts.
Purpose of the Study:
- To quantify the duty loads carried by officers in an Australian State police agency.
- To identify occupational and sex-based differences in absolute and relative load carriage.
- To inform strategies for managing the physical demands of police work.
Main Methods:
- Data collected from 88 officers across five police stations.
- Officers weighed with and without duty gear to determine load weight.
- Statistical analyses (t-tests, ANOVA) used to compare loads between sexes and occupational subgroups.
- Absolute and relative load values were calculated and analyzed.
Main Results:
- Female officers carried lighter absolute loads than males, but similar relative loads.
- Specialist police (15.72 ± 2.13 kg) and General Duties officers (9.47 ± 1.67 kg) carried heavier absolute loads than plain clothes officers (6.71 ± 2.26 kg).
- Relative loads showed a similar trend, with specialist police carrying 17.0 ± 3.6% of body weight.
Conclusions:
- Significant variations in load carriage exist among different law enforcement occupational subgroups.
- These load disparities necessitate consideration for chronic health impacts over a career.
- Recommendations include optimized load carriage systems and physical conditioning programs for officers.
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