An Assessment of Occupational Safety and Health Hazards in Selected Small Businesses Manufacturing Wood Pallets-Part 1. Noise and Physical Hazards

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• Personal Author:
  Hayden C ; Hudock, Stephen D. ; Lentz, Thomas J. ; Malkin, Robert ; Niemeier RW ; Topmiller J
• Description:
  Researchers from the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) investigated occupational safety and health concerns in the small business wood pallet manufacturing industry. The investigation consisted of interviews with employees and managers and walkthrough tours of seven wood pallet manufacturing companies while taking measurements at several of them. The purpose of the project was to assess and characterize occupational safety and health hazards in the industry and to offer suggestions as to how exposure to the hazards might be mitigated. Noise level measurements and ergonomic observations were made at each facility. The column describes the assessments and suggestions to minimize ergonomic and noise exposures from the occupational risk factors at the facilities. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Ergonomics Hazardous Substances Noise Occupational Exposure Occupational Health Risk Assessment Risk Factors Safety Safety Management Small Business Wood

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• Keywords:
  Health-hazards Noise-analysis Noise-exposure Occupational-exposure Occupational-hazards Occupational-health Occupational-safety-programs Risk-factors Safety-measures Safety-programs Small-businesses Wood-products

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• ISSN:
  1545-9624
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Ohio ; OSHA Region 5
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  EID - Education and Information Division ; DART - Division of Applied Research and Technology
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Volume:
  2
• Issue:
  4
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20026319
• Citation:
  J Occup Environ Hyg 2005 Apr; 2(4):D18-D21
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2005
• NORA Priority Area:
  Disease and Injury: Musculoskeletal Disorders of the Upper Extremities
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Source Full Name:
  Journal of Occupational and Environmental Hygiene
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:e8c0011240d5d0925032f3822c0307da35c8a72f3ae1064528d9c9410d1a8b380881fcca0e9e483a02ba1e28a0c997291790acd2b6ff9f3cb2a28200c04cffcc
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/197261/cdc_197261_DS1.pdf
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