Health Hazard Evaluation Report: HETA-88-237-L1960: Eljer Plumbingware; Ford City, Pennsylvania

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• Personal Author:
  Frederick, Linda J. ; Jensen, Roger
• Corporate Authors:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Description:
  In response to a request from the Safety Director at Eljer Plumbingware (SIC-3261), Ford City, Pennsylvania, an ergonomic study was undertaken to attempt to moderate the incidence of back injuries suffered by workers involved in the manufacture of toilets. The work involved at the most demanding locations was observed, and essential data were obtained using photographs, videotape recordings and tape measurements of critical dimensions. The work involved a lot of lifting and moving of products such as toilets, lavatories, and urinals. Findings were reported for workers involved in the casting operation, for workers involved in transferring the product from stillage to turntable, and for those involved in sprayer loading and unloading. The authors conclude that some tasks exceeded the Maximum Permissible Limit for lifting. The authors recommend that the following changes be made: reassignment of workers so that two are available for some lifts
  
  rearrangement of the work place so that distances between the lifting and the replacement of certain heavier objects could be shortened
  
  lower the shelves on which heavy objects were to be placed
  
  use a mechanical apparatus for certain lifting operations
  
  and instruct workers in proper lifting techniques.
  
  
• Subjects:
  Ceramics Ergonomics Manufacturing And Industrial Facilities Musculoskeletal Diseases Musculoskeletal System Occupational Health Safety
• Keywords:
  Back Injuries Ceramics-industry Hazard-Confirmed HETA-88-237-L1960 Manual-lifting Manual-materials-handling Manual Materials Handling Materials-handling MSD Musculoskeletal System Disorders NIOSH-Author NIOSH-Health-Hazard-Evaluation NIOSH-Technical-Assistance-Report OSHA Region 3

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• Series:
  Health Hazard Evaluation Reports (HHE)
• Subseries:
  Health Evaluation and Technical Assistance (HETA)
• DOI:
  https://doi.org/10.26616/NIOSHHETA88237L1960
• Publisher:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Field Study
• Place as Subject:
  Pennsylvania ; OSHA Region 3
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  DSHEFS - Division of Surveillance, Hazard Evaluations, and Field Studies
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  17 pdf pages
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:00188709
• NTIS Accession Number:
  PB89-230270
• Citation:
  Cincinnati, OH: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, Centers for Disease Control, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, HETA 88-237-L1960, 1989 Apr ; :1-16
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1989
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• NAICS and SIC Codes:
  3261 - Vitreous plumbing fixtures - (SIC)
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:2895c7d35afd70ebf6a33936809f2d341fc0500231c85c155e67ef94d0f654a9f25ec5af521979c74aacb022d069e86af23f29758ec50904616e3a5a88f11192
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/171835/cdc_171835_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 572.47 KB ]