COMPANY STANDARDS: AN ALTERNATIVE TO PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE TESTING

摘要

Physical Performance Assessment (Ppa/Task-based testing) has been a high-profile issue over the past five years, particularly with incumbents. Attempts to resolve this problem have been unsuccessful, as evi-denced by the demise of the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) 1583, Recommended Practice For Fire Fighter Physical Performance Assessment, the controversial draft document that addressed fitness and physical performance. The 1583 document was never issued and was returned to committee in 1996 following an appeal to the Standards Council.