A functional capacity evaluation is a type of assessment tool used for identifying if a person is capable of returning to his previous job responsibilities if ever he or she is caught in an accident causing physical injury. To measures a person’s physical capabilities, strengths, needs and weaknesses, companies do this kind of evaluation testing during their recruitment period. Physical therapists are the usual people conducting this kind of evaluation testing because they are able to identify if a person is capable of doing a specific job after having involved in an accident.   Lifting, pulling or pushing, squatting, activities regarding endurance or even work specific activities are the usual tests Included in this evaluation testing which will test one’s own strength and limit. A physical therapist will be able to identify how much work can be done by a specific person with this test, and on what limits can he or she do it which will primarily affect the level of work to be performed once a person starts to work. This kind of evaluation is usually done with a few break or a small rest period and one activity after another and in the middle of evaluation testing, may cause a person to be exhausted. Weakness is identified as an instance of physical that is why weaknesses and abilities are identified through this evaluation test. This evaluation test is one of the major way to actually tell if a person will be able to get back to work and is very useful and this evaluation test is really safe to test a person’s abilities. With this, a person will be able to know his or her own weaknesses and strengths through the help of therapists and some other useful information like how to handle one’s own body in the course of working.