Repetitive trauma disorders: job evaluation and design.

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• Personal Author:
  Armstrong TJ ; Hansen DJ ; Kennedy KW ; Radwin RG
• Description:
  Procedures were described for analysis, identification of recognized risk factors, and engineering control of occupational repetitive trauma disorders, such as carpal tunnel syndrome and tendonitis, which are a major cause of lost time and workers' compensation in many hand intensive industries. The use of computer aided design programs for workstation design was also discussed. Hypothetical examples were included, which encompass elements of many real situations observed by the authors. Reported risk factors included repetitive and forceful exertions, certain postures, mechanical stress, low temperatures, gloves, and vibration. Risk factors were identified using job analysis procedures based on traditional work methods analysis. The authors conclude that risk factors can be controlled through reallocation of work, balancing of tools, selection of alternative tool designs, work relocation, selection of suitable hand protection, and elimination of hand exposure to low temperatures and vibration. The authors recommend the use of drawing board manikins with computer aided design systems to estimate the best work location for a given task. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Occupational Health Risk Assessment Risk Factors Safety Workplace
• Keywords:
  Industrial-engineering Injuries NIOSH-Contract NIOSH-Publication Risk-factors Safety-research Work-analysis Work-performance Workers Workplace-studies
• ISSN:
  0018-7208
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Contract
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Michigan ; Ohio ; OSHA Region 5
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  325-336
• Volume:
  28
• Issue:
  3
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:00164143
• Citation:
  Hum Factors 1986 Jun; 28(3):325-336
• Contact Point Address:
  Center for Ergonomics. University of Michigan. 1205 Beat Ave., Ann Arbor, MI 48109
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1986
• Performing Organization:
  The University of Michigan
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Source Full Name:
  Human Factors
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:ef5c12392ace523baadd85ac7467dfa9cde929a56477004947bf52356b9ceaf0b459d2d0dacbc92b3edbe7300ef4eebe2d60c51b6e832137829bd70b79e9072e
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/185024/cdc_185024_DS1.pdf
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