Elements of Ergonomics Programs: A Primer based on Workplace Evaluations of Musculoskeletal Disorders

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• Alternative Title:
  Primer based on workplace evaluations of musculoskeletal disorders
• Journal Article:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Personal Author:
  Bernard, Bruce P. ; Cohen, Alexander L. ; Fine, Lawrence J. ; Gjessing, Christopher C. ; McGlothlin, James D.
• Description:
  The basic elements of a workplace program aimed at preventing work related musculoskeletal disorders were described. This information was the result of extensive practical experience accumulated by NIOSH through investigations in actual workplace settings, providing technical assistance to employers and workers and evaluating the latest technical literature. A seven step pathway was defined leading to the control of work related musculoskeletal disorders. These seven steps included looking for signs of such disorders through cues and tipoffs to problems, setting the stage for action though management commitment and employee activity, building in house expertise through generalized and specialized training needs and resources, gathering and examining evidence of these disorders through health and risk factor data collection and assessment activities, developing controls through the use of options for reducing risks and evaluating their effectiveness, establishing health care management including the duties of the health care providers and others, and creating a proactive ergonomics program with an accent on prevention. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Content Notes:
  Alexander L. Cohen, Christopher C. Gjessing, Lawrence J. Fine, Bruce P. Bernard, James D. McGlothlin.
  
  Includes bibliographical references.
  
  
• Subjects:
  Cumulative Trauma Disorders Ergonomics Musculoskeletal Diseases Musculoskeletal System Occupational Health Risk Assessment Risk Factors Safety Workplace
• Keywords:
  NIOSH-Author; Musculoskeletal-system-disorders; Occupational-health; Workplace-studies; Muscle-function; Risk-factors; Human-factors-engineering; Cumulative-trauma-disorders; Occupational-medicine
• Source:
  Cincinnati, OH: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, DHHS (NIOSH) Publication No. 97-117, 1997 Mar; :1-144
• Series:
  NIOSH Numbered Publications
• Publisher:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Guidance
• Place as Subject:
  Ohio ; OSHA Region 5
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  DSHEFS - Division of Surveillance, Hazard Evaluations, and Field Studies ; OD - Office of the Director ; EID - Education and Information Division ; DPSE - Division of Physical Sciences and Engineering
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  146 pdf pages
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:00237685
• NTIS Accession Number:
  PB97-144901
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1997
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:ba22ebbd68da5c338a8c10fa30351f9b43c98a132dc6390342a49e309363130624ead49d073c7a4a048addc32aac0ace0165847975e85667c6464f87000f0fdd
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/11244/cdc_11244_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 4.75 MB ]