CRT (Cost Reduction Technologies) provides a cost-effective approach for the industry to substantially reduce workplace injuries before they occur. CRT’s statistical analysis and testing yields a 99% accurate measurement of the level of muscle strength and quality of function in a given area of the body.
The Bureau of Labor Statistics indicates that 31% of employee strain and sprain injuries occur within the individual’s first year of employment. The National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) tells us that the primary cause of employee musculoskeletal disorder injuries is caused by a mismatch between workers' physical abilities and their physical job demands. Combine these facts, and it lends credence to employers’ concerns that they are not hiring the right candidates for their physically demanding jobs. But how can employers know how to properly match applicants to their jobs? The science of isokinetics is the answer. Today, isokinetic technology permits employers to accurately, safely, and most importantly, legally, match prospective workers to physical job demands. These tests are scientifically accurate and legally defensible. Better yet, they are inexpensive with immediate results!
Today's state-of-the-art isokinetic electronic dynamometer, manufactured by CRT, measures 83% of the body's muscle groups involved in materials handling through their entire range of motion. The muscles are tested at their maximum contraction at a constant speed. Don't be concerned about potentially injuring your prospective applicants during a test. Isokinetic technology employs accommodating resistance whereby the force of the machine matches the force generated by the muscles. Unlike pre-employment work-simulated physical testing such as box lifting, isokinetic testing is completely safe for applicants.
Isokinetic testing has come a very long way since its entrance in the sports and medical field in 1967. The archaic technology of the 70s has been replaced with over 2,600 peer-reviewed medical papers and electronic dynamometers which measure and record muscular performance on Windows-driven software to within 1/10th of 1 percent accuracy.
Because of the slow and proprietary evolution of isokinetic technology over the past three decades, and the extraordinary cost and space requirements of testing equipment, isokinetics was slow to gain momentum. Today's state-of-the-art electronic dynamometer by CRT, combined with its Windows-driven software, can complete a 5-joint test (shoulders, knees and back) in less than 15 minutes utilizing a working space of only 10' by 12' space. Best of all, today's equipment is available at only one-fourth the cost of the top-line equipment of the 1990's, and comes without the maintenance issues.
Today's isokinetic testing equipment can be placed on-site for employer use, or on a mobile unit. Services can be utilized from local providers. Test analysis is completed effortlessly over the Internet within seconds. New-hires for physically demanding jobs can be evaluated within minutes and results provided to the hiring manager before the applicant puts his coat back on.
Isokinetic physical capability evaluations are appropriate for pre-employment, fitness-for-duty, and post-injury return to work functional capacity evaluations. Cost Reduction Technologies is an example of the nation's only manufacturer and evaluator of isokinetic testing. For more information you can visit their website at www.costreductiontech.com.