Physical fitness is considered to be a vital factor
for performing any duty. Specially in the university security service, this
factor is given more priority when employing the officers. In this case study,
association between the performance of the university security officers and
their physical fitness was studied. All male university security officers in
the permanent and contract category working in the South Eastern University of
Sri Lanka were assessed for their performance and their physical fitness were
measured in terms height, weight, blood pressure, physical appearance, neck
circumference and record of long lasting diseases. This study found no
performance difference between permanent and contract employees but the
variation in performance is much higher among the permanent employees. No
relationship was established between performance and age or BMI. The physical
appearance of the officer is a much influencing factor of determining the
performance.
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Razmy, A. M. and Jabeer, A. (2017). Association between the Performance of the University Security Officers and Their Physical Fitness: A Case Study. Open Access Library Journal, 4, e3239. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.4236/oalib.1103239.
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