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Project Force 154 Appendix E: Sample of Post Operation Survey and Follow -Up Interview Form 169 Appendix F: Biographies of Triage Group Participants 180 File: 3776-4 Fitness for Operational Requirements of CF Employment ProjectProject ProjetProjet Forme Opérationnelle Requise dans le Cadre de l’Emploi PHASE I REPORT IDENTIFICATION OF COMMON, ESSENTIAL, PHYSICALLY DEMANDING TASKS IN THE CF CANADIAN FORCES DIRECTOR GENERAL PERSONNEL AND FAMILY SUPPORT SERVI C E S DIRECTOR OF FITNESS HUMAN PERFORMANCE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT ii ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS It is always a humbling experience for a research team to acknowledge that we are not the subject matter experts in the field being studied. Though all very competent in fitness and health research, none of us would be so brash as to call ourselves experts in military operations and requirements. To harness that expertise, we turned to our men and women in uniform and truly do consider them a part of the broader research team. It is for this reason that throughout this document and all others related to Phase I of Project FORCE, those who took part in the research are referred to as participants and not subjects, as would be more commonly seen in this type of research. More than a question of simple semantics, this was chosen to highlight their contribution to the project as well as the ownership they took in helping to ensure that the demands of CF operations were captured in all aspects of this phase of research. Whether as survey respondents, as subject matter experts who gave of their time in interviews and focus groups, or as members of the various chains of command who allowed their personnel time off to take part in these activities, these participants formed an integral part of the research process. Much more than just sources of physiological data, these individuals helped structure and guide the research protocols throughout the project to ensure validity and ultimate success in developing a relevant fitness standard for CF personnel. Particular thanks go to our Project Management Team members who have been instrumental in orienting the research and making key decisions with regards to data collection and analysis. The environmental chains of command have also been helpful in facilitating access to participants, without whom none of this research would have been possible. To our immediate chain of command (Patrick Gagnon, SMHP; Daryl Allard, DFit; Randy Helgason, CPSP) we owe a debt of gratitude for trusting our research judgements and for giving us the freedom to develop world-class cutting edge projects, all the while working tirelessly in various boardrooms to ensure that we have the resources and support to fulfill our ambitious research mandates. iii Though there is one name as primary author on this document, the entire Human Performance Research and Development Team contributed greatly to the development and advancement of this phase of research. Countless hours of meetings, both formal and informal were invaluable in helping to resolve issues and questions along the way. This project would not have been possible without the assistance received from coordinators, research assistants, research managers and project managers officially assigned to this and other projects. Such a dedicated and cohesive team is essential if one hopes to successfully navigate the legal, policy, personnel, technical and operational realities of our very particular and privileged context of research. Dr Michael Spivock Project FORCE Research Team Director of Fitness: Daryl Allard, MA, CEP Chair Project Management Team Senior Manager: Patrick Gagnon, MSc, CEP Research Managers: Lindsay Goulet, PhD, CEP Suzanne Jaenen, CD, MSc, CEP Tara Reilly, PhD, CEP Michael Spivock, PhD Project Managers: Jacqueline Laframboise, MSc, CEP Daniel Théoret, MSc Fitness Program Development Manager Marcel Roy, BSc, CEP Research Assistants: Rachel Blacklock, MA, CEP Christopher Driscoll, PhD Laura McRae, BA Philip Newton, MSc, CEP Assane Niang, PhD, CPT Simone Olinek, M APA , CEP Stacey Soule, BSc, CEP Database coordinator: Andrea Karam, BA Logistics coordinator: Martin Simard, CD, CPT Laboratory coordinator: Barry Stockbrugger, MSc, CEP, CSCS Suggested format for citation of this document: Spivock M, Reilly T, Newton P, Blacklock R, Jaenen S (2011). Project FORCE Phase I Report: Identification of common, essential, physically demanding tasks in the CF. Department of National Defence, Assistant Deputy Minister (Science and Technology). Ottawa. iv TABLE OF CONTENTS ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS III TABLE OF CONTENTS V LIST OF TABLES VII LIST OF FIGURES VIII LIST OF ACRONYMS IX EXECUTIVE SUMMARY XI STATEMENT OF WORK XIII 1.0 BACKGROUND 15 1.1 OVERVIEW OF PHYSICAL FITNESS IN THE CANADIAN FORCES 17 1.2 THE DEVELOPMENT OF OCCUPATIONAL PHYSICAL FITNESS STANDARDS IN CANADA 23 2.0 METHODS: IDENTIFICATION OF COMMON ESSENTIAL TASKS 27 2.1 DOCUMENT AND MEDIA REVIEWS 28 2.2 POST -MISSION SURVEYS AND INTERVIEWS 29 2.3 TRIAGE GROUPS 30 3.0 RESULTS – ROLES AND TASKS IDENTIFIED 34 3.1 DOCUMENT AND MEDIA REVIEWS 34 3.2 POST -MISSION SURVEYS AND INTERVIEWS 39 3.3 TRIAGE GROUPS 41 v 4.0 DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSIONS 48 4.1 DISCUSSION OF RESULTS 48 4.2 LIMITATIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS 54 4.3 CONCLUSIONS 55 5.0 REFERENCES 57 6.0 APPENDICES 59 APPENDIX A: REVIEW OF LITERATURE – CF DOMESTIC CIVILIAN ASSISTANCE DEPLOYMENTS 60 APPENDIX B: REVIEW OF LITERATURE – NATIONAL CONTINGNECY PLANS 104 APPENDIX C: REVIEW OF LITERATURE – CF FOREIGN OPERATIONS 126 APPENDIX D: STRATEGIC INITIATING DOCUMENT – PROJECT FORCE 154 APPENDIX E: SAMPLE OF POST OPERATION SURVEY AND FOLLOW -UP INTERVIEW FORM 169 APPENDIX F: BIOGRAPHIES OF TRIAGE GROUP PARTICIPANTS 180 vi LIST OF TABLES Page Table 1 Common Military Task Fitness Evaluation Standards 18 Table 2 CF EXPRES Minimal Physical Fitness Standards 19 Table 3 List of roles and associated tasks identified in the document reviews 35 Table 4 Frequencies at which physically demanding tasks were reported during Ops 40 PODIUM, HESTIA and LAMA. Table 5 Roles offered to SMEs for consideration 42 Table 6 Roles and tasks retained by CEFCOM and associated physical demands 45 ratings Table 7 Roles and tasks retained by CANADA COM and associated physical 46 demands ratings Table 8 Combined list of tasks retained and examples of operations in which they 47 have occurred Table 9 Assessment of tasks by research committee 50 vii LIST OF FIGURES Page Figure 1 Hierarchical structure of fitness standards in the CF 17 Figure 2 TRIAGE board columns 32 Figure 3 6-point scale used by SMEs to rate the physical demands of retained tasks 33 Figure 4a Gender distribution of respondents 39 Figure 4b Age distribution of respondents 39 Figure 4c Environment distribution of respondents 39 Figure 4d Rank distribution of respondents 39 viii LIST OF ACRONYMS AFC Armed Forces Council ALEA Aid to law enforcement agencies ACSM American College of Sports Medicine BFOR Bona fide occupational requirement BMSS Basic Military Swimming Standard CAFT Canadian Aerobic Fitness Test CANADA COM Canada Command CDS Chief of the Defence Staff CEFCOM Canadian Expeditionary Force Command CF Canadian Forces CF EXPRES Canadian Forces Exercise Prescription Program CFPSA Canadian Forces Personnel Support Agency CMP Chief of Military Personnel CMTFE Common Military Task Fitness Evaluation CPR Cardio-pulmonary resuscitation CPSP Chief Personnel Support Programs CSTF Canadian Standardised Test of Fitness DAOD Defence Administrative Orders and Directives DFit Director of Fitness DND Department of National Defence DRDC Defence Research and Development Canada ix FORCE Fitness for Operational Requirements of CF Employment HPR&D Human Performance Research and Development LFC Land Forces Command LFCPFS Land Forces Command Physical Fitness Standard LOSV Light over-snow vehicle mCAFT Modified Canadian Aerobic Fitness Test MPFS Minimal Physical Fitness Standard Op Operation PPE Personal Protective Equipment PSP Personnel Support Programs SCBA Self-Contained Breathing Apparatus SD Standard Deviation SID Strategic Initiating Directive Sitrep Situational report SME Subject Matter Expert SMHP Senior Manager - Human Performance U of S Universality of Service x EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Strategic initiating directive #04/10 (Minimal fitness standard research – Project FORCE), signed by Chief of Military Personnel on 30 June 2010 directed the Human Performance Research and Development team within the Director General Personnel and Family Support Services to begin work on the revalidation of the current minimal physical fitness standard of the Canadian Forces (CF). Given the Canadian legal and Human Rights context, the development of such occupational fitness standards is a lengthy and intricate process involving 3 main phases: 1. Identifying the essential components of the job 2. Determining the capacities required for the safe, efficient and reliable performance of the job tasks; and 3. Developing a means of assessment to determine whether an employee has the capacity required to perform the essential components of the job This report deals solely with the first phase of research, the identification of essential, common tasks which could be expected of all CF Personnel regardless of environment, occupation or rank. In order to elucidate these tasks, several sources of information were utilized to populate an initial list of tasks have been performed by any CF personnel in the past 20 years. These included exhaustive literature reviews, daily situational reports from operations, media reviews, post-mission debrief surveys and interviews and data gleaned from past and concurrent projects. From these and other sources, a list of 72 roles performed by CF personnel
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