Influence of Measurement Accuracy on the Application of the 1991 NIOSH Equation

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• Personal Author:
  Burdorf A ; Dempsey, Patrick G. ; Fathallah FA ; Hashemi L ; Sorock, Gary S.
• Description:
  A relatively neglected topic in manual materials handling (MMH) research is the impact of the accuracy of task parameter measurements on the application of various assessment methods. A laboratory experiment was conducted to investigate the accuracy of NIOSH equation parameter measurements made by eight subjects following a 4-h training session. Five individual tasks were measured; two were single tasks and three were part of a multiple-component simulated palletizing operation. Significant differences between reference parameter measurements and average measurements made by subjects were found. The sensitivity analysis showed that frequency and horizontal location are the most important parameters. These parameters also tended to have the highest measurement errors. Recommendations for increasing the effectiveness of training programs for NIOSH equation users based on the results of the study are presented. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Laboratories Manufacturing And Industrial Facilities Occupational Health Safety Staff Development
• Keywords:
  Analytical-instruments Analytical-methods Laboratory-equipment Laboratory-techniques Laboratory-testing Laboratory-work Materials-handling Materials-handling-equipment Materials-storage Materials-testing Materials-transport Training

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• ISSN:
  0003-6870
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  California ; Massachusetts ; OSHA Region 1 ; OSHA Region 9
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  91-99
• Volume:
  32
• Issue:
  1
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20033101
• Citation:
  Appl Ergon 2001 Feb; 32(1):91-99
• Contact Point Address:
  P. G. Dempsey, Liberty Mutual Research Center for Safety and Health, Hopkinton, MA 01748
• Email:
  patrick.dempsey@libertymutual.com
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2001
• Performing Organization:
  University of California - Davis
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  19900930
• Source Full Name:
  Applied Ergonomics
• End Date:
  20020929
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:290dd1bd14fab7895917647d01571f71ea48cd7dd071ed5fd936ca768c8ee4a844f7f2cd6ce52326b097ea5216144e60c1a81143aa692463a919ed80cb475ec0
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/188804/cdc_188804_DS1.pdf
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