Over 50? No Job Here

They must adhere to DOT medical guidelines. I would get them for age discrimination.

 

they are however, allowed to go beyond DOT medical guidelines.

They're allowed, if they wanted, to not hire people who smoke cigarettes, if they chose to.

But, blood pressure isn't indicative of working ability by any stretch of the imagination. I'd suspect it's a caveat made to our Health Insurance provider to maintain a lower rate.

 

Has to be insurance related, also DOT.

I'm 50, just had a recent check up. BP same as always. 120/70 plus or minus 2 or 3.

Chain Smoker....coffee addict.

 

I'm a little confused... you say it's BP but, it sounds more like heart rate the way you are describing it.

Was this like "work well" test? Or a more medically oriented stress test like a treadmill and EKG setup?


................ Jim

 

I don't think it was your BP they were monitoring, it was your heart rate. On their website they have a document that talks about the test procedure. http://goroehl.com/downloads/ed/Roehl%20Pre-Work%20Screening.pdf

 

While I agree its BS. I do have to say that most the drivers i meet for Roehl are in their 50's i would bet theres more older ones then younger ones. but i do not agree with that heart rate crap.. its total BS... I'm 35 and sometimes i feel like a dang kid when in one of the terminals lol

 

They can raise the stakes but they have to be consistant. They can't have individual rules.

 

I don't see individual rules. These are rules developed to ensure the level of health of a person. They may even differ from men and women as well as age groups. Have you seen anyone come through orientation that was given different standards? Doubt it. What is written is followed. Agree with it or not.

Most of these older drivers don't need to pass the same test, but if they for some reason have an issue and are off for any amount of time they will need to go through the exam then to return to work.