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Physical Ability/Agility Tests

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Physical ability and agility tests assess an applicant's endurance, strength, or overall physical fitness needed to perform actual or simulated job-related tasks.

Physical ability and agility tests are not considered medical tests and are not prohibited before a job offer is made. The tests do not seek information concerning the existence, nature, or severity of an individual's physical or mental impairment, or information regarding an individual's physical or psychological health. They simply measure an applicant's ability to perform a task.

ADA and physical tests.

Any test that measures an applicant's physiological or biological responses to performance would constitute a medical examination according to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission's interpretation of the Americans with Disabilities Act and cannot be given until after a conditional job offer is made.


 
  

EXAMPLE

A messenger service that tests applicants' ability to
run one mile in 20 minutes could perform the examination,
if desired, before a conditional offer was made to an
applicant.

However, if a messenger service tests applicants'
ability to run one mile in 20 minutes and then takes the
applicants' blood pressure and heart rate, the test is
a medical procedure and shouldn't be done before a
conditional job offer was made.

  
PHYSICAL AGILITY TESTS

THESE ARE JUST EXAMPLES OF WHATS EXPECTED PLEASE CHECK WITH THE DEPARTMENT THAT YOU ARE APPLYING WITH FOR ACTUAL REQUIREMENTS

Sit-Ups: Muscular Endurance - Assume a reclining position, legs extended and slightly bent arms folded on chest. Sit up to a full upright position; upper torso of the body is now vertical. Return to original reclining position until the shoulder blades touch the floor for completion of one repetition. The score is the number of bent leg sit-up’s performed in one minute.
Flex: Flexibility - The “sit and reach” test measures the range of motion of the lower back and hamstrings. The test involves stretching out to touch the toes and beyond, with extended arms from a sitting position. The score is in inches reached on a yardstick, with the 15” mark being at the toe.
Bench: Absolute Strength - One repetition maximum bench press, using Dynamic Variable Resistance Protocol (Universal Weight System). The score is a ratio of weight pressed divided by body weight.
1.5 Mile Run: Cardiovascular Capacity - The score is measured in minutes and seconds.
MALE/AGE

 SIT-UPS FLEX BENCH 1.5 MILE RUN
20-29
38
16.5" 99% 12.51
30-39
35
15.5" 88% 13.36
40-49
29
 14.3" 80% 14.29
50-59
24
13.3" 71% 15.26
         
FEMALE/AGE SIT-UPS FLEX BENCH 1.5 MILES RUN
20-29 32 19.3" 59% 15.26
30-39 25 18.3" 53% 15.57
40-49 20 17.3" 50% 16.58
50-59
14 16.8" 44% 17.54