(Physical Ability Testing) 

History of Ergoboy and Employment Testing  

In 1986, Charles K. Anderson, Ph.D. CPE, headed a two-year prospective validation study to measure the impact of physical ability testing on worker performance. The results showed a direct relationship between the applicants' test scores and their ability to perform the job. A key result was that those who failed the test battery had a higher incidence of injuries, double that of those passing. Those who passed the test battery had a higher rated job performance in areas such as productivity, days lost and turnover. The study completed in 1988 was for the grocery distribution industry. In 1992 a prospective validation study for the retail industry with similar results. In 1994, another prospective validation study was completed for the beverage distribution industry. 

Why Prospective Validation Studies?  

The Federal Uniform Guidelines for Employee Selection Procedures provides that employment decisions must be job-related and consistent with business necessity. The highest level of defensibility is a criterion-related prospective validation study. Ergoboy Consultants is the only company in America with three prospective validation studies on physical ability testing.  The Uniform Guidelines go on to provide that the second highest level of defensibility is a content validation study.Ergoboy Consultants has conducted over 250 content studies on physical ability testing. In addition, we have conducted over 100 pre-post injury analyses documenting the effectiveness of the physical ability testing program. Typically, workers' compensation injuries for new hires is reduced by 20-40%.  Today, Ergoboy Consultants has the largest database on physical ability testing. We have more than 1200 client locations using our services. 

Industries Served by Ergoboy Consultants  

Food distribution, retail, and beverage distribution, milk producers, steel product manufacturing, foundries, oil well servicing, aluminum processing, electric motor manufacturing, construction, plastic manufacturing, steel processing, copper processing, mining, cable television, agriculture, barge transportation, publishing, tobacco processing, trucking, emergency personnel, hospitals, municipalities, chemical distribution, park rangers, food manufacturing, office supply distribution, vending services, municipal utilities, auto parts distribution, bakeries, off-shore drilling, mill right workers, and many others. 

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