Table 4-Wearability Test Requirements
Activity | Minimum duration |
Sitting | 1 minute. |
Stooped walking | 1 minute. |
Crawling | 1 minute. |
Lying on left side | 1 minute. |
Lying on right side | 1 minute. |
Lying on back | 1 minute. |
Bending over to touch toes | 1 minute. |
Turning head from side to side | 1 minute (at least 10 times). |
Nodding head up and down | 1 minute (at least 10 times). |
Climbing steps or a laddermill | 1 minute (1 step/second). |
Carrying 50-lb bag on treadmill at 5 kph | 1 minute. |
Lifting 20-lb weight from floor to an upright position | 1 minute (at least 10 times). |
Running on treadmill at 10 kph | 1 minute. |
42 C.F.R. §84.306