A guide to implementing legally compliant physical ability testing (PAT) programs that prevent injuries, optimize performance, and ensure reasonable accommodations.
In Physical Ability Testing: A Guide to Safe Placement, Compliance, and Legal Compliance, a team of leading medical professionals provides an expert discussion of the principles of creating a PAT program. Explaining the employer’s perspective, the authors describe systematic steps in developing and implementing legally valid, job-specific PATs and providing appropriate interactive assessments for compliance for new hires and current employees.
The book includes testing policies and procedures that address ways to prevent discrimination and minimize disparate impact on protected classes such as individuals with disabilities, the elderly, women (including pregnant women), and individuals affected by medical or behavioral conditions such as substance use disorders or recent surgeries.
