Risk of Musculosketal Disorders from Concrete Formwork Construction: Identification and Assessment of Musculoskeletal Disorders (MSDs) Risk for Concrete Formwork Systems

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• Corporate Authors:
  CPWR--The Center for Construction Research and Training ; National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Description:
  Work-related musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) account for more than half of all the injuries and illnesses in the construction industry. Concrete formwork construction is recognized as one of the tasks in which workers have a high risk of developing work-related MSDs, and previous research has focused on the use of conventional job-built formwork. Given the growing use of prefabricated/engineered (including modular) formwork systems, this study investigated the differences in work tasks and activities for different types of formwork systems, assessed work-related MSD risks associated with different types of formwork systems, and determined the prevalence and nature of MSDs in concrete formwork construction. A mixed-methods research approach was adopted that included surveys of form workers, site observations, and worker posture evaluations using the Rapid Entire Body Assessment (REBA) method. Read the report: https://bit.ly/3GMRxdb. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Construction Industry Musculoskeletal Diseases Musculoskeletal System Occupational Health Safety
• Keywords:
  Construction Industry MSD Musculoskeletal Disorders Posture Repetitive Work
• Series:
  CPWR - Center for Construction Research and Training Publications
• Subseries:
  Key Findings from Research
• Publisher:
  CPWR-The Center for Construction Research and Training
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Fact Sheet
• Place as Subject:
  Maryland ; Oregon ; OSHA Region 10 ; OSHA Region 3
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  1 pdf page
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20067596
• Citation:
  Key findings from research. Silver Spring, MD: CPWR-The Center for Construction Research and Training, 2021 Dec; :1
• Email:
  John.Gambatese@oregonstate.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2022
• NORA Priority Area:
  Construction
• Performing Organization:
  CPWR - The Center for Construction Research and Training, Silver Spring, Maryland
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Start Date:
  20090901
• End Date:
  20240831
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:a156321f730118ed1442cc55926174b575b6af705f5b420f31cb558ccb0b1217e86090b015b83c29a61e77276d3d962f2ee216062ab82b9d0e12549e93304e6e
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/140616/cdc_140616_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 79.88 KB ]