Correlations between work task capacity and field tests.

Spearman's rank correlation coefficient (rs) was used to analyze the simulated work tasks correlation with field tests. 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). Data used in the analyses are seconds (s), kilograms (kg), Number (N), or meters (m). All field tests were significantly correlated with all simulated work tasks (p<0.01). Subjects N = 38 a One CW subject was excluded bTwo CW subjects were excluded. Numbers in bold types indicate the field test with the highest correlation to each simulated work task. a 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.