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MTM in Work Measurement

Methods-Time Measurement (MTM) is a predetermined motion-time standards system developed in 1948 to establish estimates for production time and costs. MTM analyzes films of industrial tasks to determine standard times for basic motions like reaching, grasping, and walking. The MTM Association coordinates standardization and training worldwide. MTM data has been shown to have high reliability and validity and is accepted in legal cases to establish fair labor standards. MTM systems provide a quantifiable description of workplace functions that can be used to assess an individual's functional capacity in rehabilitation evaluations and determine their ability to return to employment.

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MTM in Work Measurement

Methods-Time Measurement (MTM) is a predetermined motion-time standards system developed in 1948 to establish estimates for production time and costs. MTM analyzes films of industrial tasks to determine standard times for basic motions like reaching, grasping, and walking. The MTM Association coordinates standardization and training worldwide. MTM data has been shown to have high reliability and validity and is accepted in legal cases to establish fair labor standards. MTM systems provide a quantifiable description of workplace functions that can be used to assess an individual's functional capacity in rehabilitation evaluations and determine their ability to return to employment.

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MTM - Methods-Time Measurement

Testing
Methods-Time Measurement (MTM) is a Pre-determined Motion-Time Standards
(PMTS) system. PMTS systems were originally used by Industrial Engineers to
determine the time needed to carry out manufacturing processes. This system enables the
engineer to establish estimates for production time and costs, and establish efficiency
measures. Methods-Time Measurement (MTM), the most widely developed and
validated PMTS system in the world, were first developed by Maynard, Stegemerton and
Schwab in the United States in 1948, based on analysis of films of industrial tasks
performed by qualified operators at many work places. Since that time the MTM system
has continued to be validated in many work sites and production systems. The MTM
Association co-ordinates world wide development, training and standardization practices.
Fundamental motions evaluated by the MTM system include the following:

Reach
Leg motions
Move
Side step
Turn body
Apply pressure
Bend, stoop or kneel on one
knee
Grasp
Position
Foot motions

Sit
Stand from sitting
Disengage
Release
Eye travel
Walk
Eye use
Kneel on both knees
Crank

Many studies have been performed using MTM data in empirical research and program
evaluation. MTM data has been shown to have extremely high reliability and content
validity. MTM data has been accepted in the courts and arbitrations as a valid standard of
work performance. The data is used to establish fair labor standards by numerous
employers and unions. Mr. Dirk J. Rauglas, Executive Director, MTM Association for
Standards and Research stated in a personal correspondence "To the best of my
knowledge, no arbitration has been lost due to the MTM System". He enclosed a list of
194 corporations that use the MTM software. This list would not include users who rely
on Industrial Engineers to design a MTM system for their internal use.
Methods-Time Measurement (MTM) systems provide a quantifiable description of the
functions required of a worker in the performance of their work demands. MTM systems
furnish the rehabilitation professional with a definition of functions that are transferred
from the workplace to the clinic and back to the workplace. An evaluee's demonstrated
ability in the assessment is compared to the Industrial Standard (I.S.) (the time it takes an

average worker with average skill to perform a specific motion throughout an average
eight hour day). In this respect a functional capacity evaluation based on MTM data has
content, context, criterion and predictive validity that a functional capacity evaluation
might otherwise lack.
Evaluee results can be stated conclusively in work place criterion of ability to perform
occupational requirements at an occasional, frequent or constant rate. Job modification,
accommodation and engineering aides recommendations can arise prescriptively. Evaluee
reliability can be compared to the established coefficient of variance for MTM data to
assist in determination of client consistency. Evaluee outcome measurement is generated
from baseline and post-rehabilitation testing comparison. Most importantly there is
sufficient criterion measurement to allow conclusive recommendations regarding return
to employment despite evaluee symptom magnification and self limiting behavior.

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