A Task Analysis Methodology for the Development of Minimum Physical Employment Standards.
Objective: The aim of this study was to develop a systematic task analysis process for determination of minimum acceptable job performance in arduous safety-related occupations. Methods: A task analysis using modifications on established methods was completed in UK firefighters. Subject-matter exper...
| Published in: | Journal of Occupational & Environmental Medicine Vol. 58; no. 8; pp. 846 - 852 |
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Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
Aug2016
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