Correlations between work task capacity and laboratory tests: absolute and relative muscle power in the lower body and the trunk, and dynamic balance.

Spearman's rank correlation coefficient (rs) was used to analyze the simulated work tasks correlation with maximal (M) and endurance (E) Isokinetic tests, and dynamic balance. Isokinetic tests are analyzed with the mean absolute (W) and relative (W·kg−1) power and dynamic balance is analyzed with is analyzed with the overall stability index (SI). 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 bTwo CW subjects were excluded. Numbers in bold types indicate the laboratory test with the highest correlation with each work task.