Physical Ability Testing: A Guide to Safe Job Placement, Accommodation and Legal Compliance - Couverture rigide

Bunch, Richard W.; Bardarson, Trevor D.; Swift, Douglas A.; Thompson III, Horace A.

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 1119272270 ISBN 13 : 9781119272274

Editeur : John Wiley & Sons Inc, 2026

Synopsis

A guide to implementing legally compliant programs that prevent injuries, optimize performance, and ensure reasonable accommodations

In Physical Ability Testing: A Guide to Safe Job Placement, Accommodation, and Legal Compliance, a team of distinguished medical professionals delivers an expert discussion of the fundamentals of creating a Physical Ability Testing program. Explaining the perspectives of the employer, the healthcare test provider, and the legal system, the authors detail the systematic steps in conducting an interactive accommodation review for new hires and incumbent employees.

The book covers testing policies and procedures that address methods to avoid disability discrimination and disparate impact related to age, gender, and clinical conditions, including pregnancy, drug addiction, surgery, and others. It also provides critical information on defending test failure determinations based on the "direct threat" and "undue hardship" defenses.

Readers will find:

• A thorough introduction to the validation process best suited for a defensible Physical Abilities Testing program
• Comprehensive explorations of Physical Ability Testing programs in a variety of industries
• Practical discussions of administering PATs, legal cases covering them, and published scientific literature related to work physiology
• Complete treatments of the validation processes used in ensuring PAT programs remain legally defensible

Perfect for safety professionals and occupational physicians and nurses, Physical Ability Testing will also benefit industrial hygienists, physical therapists, occupational therapists, chiropractors, ergonomics and human factors professionals, risk managers, and human resource managers.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Richard W. Bunch, PT, PhD, CBES is a retired physical therapist and ergonomic specialist with a PhD in Human Neuroanatomy. He brings over 45 years of experience in physical ability testing, functional capacity evaluation, and ergonomics. He has held faculty appointments at LSU Medical Center and Tulane University School of Public Health, founded WorkSaver Employee Testing Systems, and developed the Certified Behavioral-Based Ergonomics Specialist (CBES) program.

Trevor D. Bardarson, PT, OCS, CBES is a Board Certified Orthopedic Physical Therapy Specialist, Strength and Conditioning Specialist, Spine Specialist, Certified Physical Ability/Functional Capacity Evaluator, and an Ergonomic Specialist with over 30 years of experience. He is the Owner/President of WorkSaver Employee Testing Systems LLC.

Douglas A. Swift, MD, MSPH, FACOEM is a Board-Certified Occupational Medicine Physician. He has over 40 years' experience in clinical occupational medicine and serves as an Associate Clinical Professor at Tulane University School of Public Health.

Horace A. Thompson III, JD is a labor attorney with over 40 years of courtroom experience as a lawyer and a judge.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: John Wiley & Sons Inc
• Date d'édition: 2026
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1119272270
• ISBN 13: 9781119272274
• Reliure: Relié
• Numéro d'édition: 1
• Nombre de pages: 480
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible