Job Level Risk Assessment Using Task Level Strain Index Scores: A Pilot Study

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• Personal Author:
  Bernard T ; Bloswick, Donald S. ; Drinkaus P ; Mann C ; Sesek R
• Description:
  This paper explores 2 methods of modifying the Strain Index (SI) to assess the ergonomic risk of multi-task jobs. Twenty-eight automotive jobs (15 cases and 13 controls) were studied. The first method is based on the maximum task SI score, and the second method is modeled on the NIOSH Composite Lifting Index (CLI) algorithm, named cumulative assessment of risk to the distal upper extremity (CARD). Significant odds ratios of 11 (CI 1.7-69) and 24 (CI 2.4-240) were obtained using the modified maximum task and CARD, respectively. This indicates that modification of the SI may be useful in determining the risk of distal upper extremity injury associated with a multi-task job. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Automobiles Cumulative Trauma Disorders Ergonomics Musculoskeletal Diseases Musculoskeletal System Occupational Health Risk Assessment Safety
• Keywords:
  Author Keywords: Strain Index Automotive-industry Cumulative-trauma-disorders Distal Upper Extremity (DUE) Extremities Injury-prevention Job-analysis Mathematical-models Multi-task Risk Assessment Musculoskeletal-system-disorders Physical-capacity Risk-analysis

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• ISSN:
  1080-3548
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Florida ; OSHA Region 4 ; OSHA Region 8 ; Utah
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  141-152
• Volume:
  11
• Issue:
  2
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20037306
• Citation:
  Int J Occup Saf Ergon 2005 Jun; 11(2):141-152
• Contact Point Address:
  Phillip Drinkaus, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Ergonomics and Safety Program, University of Utah, 50 S. Central Campus Drive, RM 2110, Salt Lake City, UT 84112-9208
• Email:
  p.drinkaus@utah.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2005
• Performing Organization:
  Rocky Mountain Center for Occupational and Environmental Health, Department of Family & Preventive Medicine, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  19950701
• Source Full Name:
  International Journal of Occupational Safety and Ergonomics
• End Date:
  20020630
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:308edf1c7e4d372522a318839e39ed2cb12355845c6269c12cc9f8f699f5a043a3b1212088d8e3a436b654a83721617230409ea1fb77efa0bf0570be36b74fc5
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  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/188414/cdc_188414_DS1.pdf
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