Development and Evaluation of a Microprocessor-Based Ergonomic Dosimeter for Evaluating Carpentry Tasks

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• Personal Author:
  Bhattacharya, Amit ; Dimov M ; Lemasters, Grace ; Medvedovic M ; Teuschler J ; Warren J
• Description:
  This portable and self-contained lightweight microprocessor based Ergonomic Dosimeter is designed to collect continuously postural angles of the torso and the upper arm in the sagittal plane and the number of kneeling activities. Up to 4h of task performance data can be stored in a non-volatile memory of the dosimeter, which can then be downloaded to a lap-top computer. The portable dosimeter was tested for test-retest reliability, compared with posture data obtained with a computer-based video analysis system and evaluated at a carpenter's apprentices school and at a construction site. The dosimeter was shown to be suitable for collecting posture and kneeling data for a prolonged period at construction sites. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Computers Construction Industry Ergonomics Musculoskeletal Diseases Musculoskeletal System Occupational Health Safety Software
• Keywords:
  Computer-equipment Computer-models Construction-workers Muscle-function Muscle-stress Musculoskeletal-system Physical-stress Posture Skeletal-movement Skeletal-stress Skeletal-system

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• ISSN:
  0003-6870
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Ohio ; OSHA Region 5
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Volume:
  30
• Issue:
  6
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20032908
• Citation:
  Appl Ergon 1999 Dec; 30(6):543-553
• Contact Point Address:
  A. Bhattacharya, Biomechanics-Ergonomics Research Lab, Department of Environmental Health, University of Cincinnati, College of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH, USA
• Email:
  bhattat@uc.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2000
• Performing Organization:
  University of Cincinnati
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  19910701
• Source Full Name:
  Applied Ergonomics
• End Date:
  19970630
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:8a02c192fe9ab9e7bb44ca06853630c766d8d141c60d732532dc7a9403fe1efd91d383998807b5538fb8fe851c7620629f0038d11b5fc196fd42e4646f14cd48
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/186696/cdc_186696_DS1.pdf
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