Best Practices for Preventing Musculoskeletal Disorders in Masonry: Stakeholder Perspectives

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• Personal Author:
  Albers, James T. ; Entzel P ; Welch L
• Description:
  Brick masons and mason tenders report a high prevalence of work-related musculoskeletal disorders (WMSDs), many of which can be prevented with changes in materials, work equipment or work practices. To explore the use of "best practices" in the masonry industry, NIOSH organized a 2-day meeting of masonry stakeholders. Attendees included 30 industry representatives, 5 health and safety researchers, 4 health/safety specialists, 2 ergonomic consultants, and 2 representatives of state workers' compensation programs. Small groups discussed ergonomic interventions currently utilized in the masonry industry, including factors affecting intervention implementation and ways to promote diffusion of interventions. Meeting participants also identified various barriers to intervention implementation, including business considerations, quality concerns, design issues, supply problems, jobsite conditions and management practices that can slow or limit intervention diffusion. To be successful, future diffusion efforts must not only raise awareness of available solutions but also address these practical concerns. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Ergonomics Manufacturing And Industrial Facilities Musculoskeletal System Occupational Health Safety Workplace
• Keywords:
  Analytical-processes Industrial-education Industrial-environment Industrial-health-programs Masons Musculoskeletal-system Physical-exercise Physical-stress Work-analysis Work-intervals Work-operations Work-practices Worker-health Workplace-studies

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• ISSN:
  0003-6870
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Ohio ; OSHA Region 5
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  DART - Division of Applied Research and Technology
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Volume:
  38
• Issue:
  5
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20032328
• Citation:
  Appl Ergon 2007 Sep; 38(5):557-566
• Contact Point Address:
  Center to Protect Workers' Rights (CPWR), 8484 Georgia Avenue, Suite 1000, Silver Spring, MD 20910, USA
• Email:
  lwelch@cpwr.com
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2007
• NORA Priority Area:
  Disease and Injury: Low Back Disorders
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Source Full Name:
  Applied Ergonomics
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:9a7a1187ca2baceeb723704a9844262329627fca3ea5098e0075cab291962a72d277e48c86d00c2824e77ea306c7f3a4791179ec7757831c77f2466efcfd935d
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/186348/cdc_186348_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 281.15 KB ]