Correlations between work task capacity and laboratory tests of absolute and relative muscle power in the upper body.

Spearman's rank correlation coefficient (rs) was used to analyze the simulated work tasks correlation with maximal (M) and endurance (E) Isokinetic tests. Isokinetic tests are analyzed with the mean absolute (W) and relative (W·kg−1) power. Investigated work tasks were: Cutting holes in the roof for fire gas ventilation (Cutting), Carrying hose baskets in a staircase (Stairs), Hose pulling (Pulling), Demolition at or after a fire (Demo), Victim rescue (Rescue), and Carrying hose baskets over terrain (Terrain), with time in seconds (s) used in the analyzes. *pa One CW subject was excluded b Two CW subjects were excluded. Numbers in bold types indicate the laboratory test with the highest correlation with each work task.