eye test for pressman

[ar17]

what are the recommended testing needed to qualify trainees for pressman? we are now trying to pool and hire personnel as future offset operators and we are trying to come up with a training syllabus and at the same time pre-qualification to filter would-be trainees. is colorblindness test a requisite? thanks...


AR King

 

[tmiller_iluvprinting]

Re: eye test for pressman

AR,
You definitely want to test for color-blindness. I would suggest the Farnsworth-Munsell 100 Hue Test be administered.
Best regards,
Todd

 

[Gretscher]

Re: eye test for pressman

I found two website designed for colorblind test, which might serve your purpose

"Color Vision Testing Made Easy"
http://colorvisiontesting.com/online test.htm

ColorVision Test
http://home.sc.rr.com/mikebennett/colorblind.html#Top

 

[gmartinez]

We just tested all our pressmen with the Farnsworth-Munsell 100 hue test - the good old fashioned test, not the on-line version. But I have a question about the scoring. The instructions say from 20 - 100 is average, and we have a few people who are in there. What is an acceptable average score for a pressman? Or should they all fall into the superior range?

Thanks.
Greta

 

[meddington]

We just tested all our pressmen with the Farnsworth-Munsell 100 hue test - the good old fashioned test, not the on-line version. But I have a question about the scoring. The instructions say from 20 - 100 is average, and we have a few people who are in there. What is an acceptable average score for a pressman? Or should they all fall into the superior range?

Thanks.
Greta

Not sure "superior" color discrimination is an absolute requirement for a press operator, though it certainly has value. Technical and mechanical ability would certainly trump it IMO, so long as they're not color blind, or score poorly on the FM 100 hue test. Out of 4 pressmen I've tested relatively recently, 3 of them scored perfect (0), while the 4th scored a 32. An average of "8" for all 4 is a bit misleading though, and the 4th operator performs his duties as well as the others.

Incidentally, the results for the online test paired up fairly well to the physical test.

 

[Bob Peterson]

Here is a great online version of the Farnworth Muncell test:

X-Rite: Get exactly the color you need, every time, anywhere in the world.