A New Method for Overhead Drilling

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• Personal Author:
  Barr A ; Gibbons B ; Janowitz I ; Rempel D ; Star D
• Description:
  In the construction sector, overhead drilling into concrete or metal ceilings is a strenuous task associated with shoulder, neck and back musculoskeletal disorders due to the large applied forces and awkward arm postures. Two intervention devices, an inverted drill press and a foot lever design, were developed then compared to the usual method by construction workers performing their normal overhead drilling activities (n = 14). While the intervention devices were rated as less fatiguing than the usual method, their ratings on usability measures were worse than the usual method. The study demonstrates that the intervention devices can reduce fatigue; however, additional modifications are necessary in order to improve usability and productivity. Devices designed to improve workplace safety may need to undergo several rounds of field testing and modification prior to implementation. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Construction Industry Engineering Environmental Monitoring Ergonomics Musculoskeletal Diseases Musculoskeletal System Occupational Health Risk Assessment Safety Safety Management Workplace

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• Keywords:
  Analytical-processes Author Keywords: Design Construction Construction-equipment Construction-industry Exposure-assessment Exposure-levels Exposure-methods Fall Protection Injury-prevention Musculoskeletal-system Musculoskeletal-system-disorders Musculoskeletal Disorders Risk-analysis Safety-engineering Safety-measures Shoulder Statistical-analysis Work-analysis Work-environment Work-operations Work-practices Workplace-studies

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• ISSN:
  0014-0139
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  California ; Maryland ; OSHA Region 3 ; OSHA Region 9
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Volume:
  52
• Issue:
  12
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20036343
• Citation:
  Ergonomics 2009 Dec; 52(12):1584-1589
• Contact Point Address:
  David Rempel, Department of Bioengineering, University of California at Berkeley, Berkeley, CA 94720
• Email:
  david.rempel@ucsf.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2010
• NORA Priority Area:
  Construction
• Performing Organization:
  CPWR-The Center for Construction Research and Training, Silver Spring, Maryland
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20040801
• Source Full Name:
  Ergonomics
• End Date:
  20090630
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:d33e9a46554b5f1421a494a7f4695593411dc372ab38c9a11914430c2ffde2e08aff2f9d770777bba6b1ec14a8587e7356e42a2e3831900727903d262f7bd96b
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/187809/cdc_187809_DS1.pdf
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