Sothmann M S, Landy F, Saupe K
Department of Human Kinetics, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee 53201.
J Occup Med. 1992 Jan;34(1):26-33.
Recent federal and judicial initiatives have led to controversy over the justification of mandatory retirement policies applied to public safety occupations. The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has been mandated to study this issue, and a critical element of that study will be to determine the types of tests to be employed as substitutes for a mandatory retirement age. In this review, a rationale is presented for the measurement of aerobic power (VO2max) as a predictor of the physical performance capability of firefighters. We conclude that task simulations rarely replicate the environmental conditions present at structural fires that stress the cardiorespiratory capability of firefighters. VO2max is an important predictor of performance effectiveness of firefighters to be used in conjunction with task-specific testing.
近期联邦和司法方面的举措引发了关于适用于公共安全职业的强制退休政策合理性的争议。平等就业机会委员会已获授权研究此问题，而该研究的一个关键要素将是确定用作强制退休年龄替代指标的测试类型。在本综述中，提出了将有氧能力（最大摄氧量）作为消防员体能表现能力预测指标的理论依据。我们得出结论，任务模拟很少能复制出在建筑火灾现场出现的、对消防员心肺功能造成压力的环境条件。最大摄氧量是消防员绩效有效性的一个重要预测指标，应与特定任务测试结合使用。
