Ergonomic implications of the Americans with Disabilities Act

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• Personal Author:
  Bloswick, Donald S. ; Brakefield S ; Dumas MA ; Jefferies D
• Description:
  The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) prohibits private employers, state and local governments, employment agencies, and labor unions from discriminating against disabled individuals, who are otherwise qualified, in hiring, firing, promotion, compensation, and training. A major requirement of the ADA is that jobs be analyzed to determine the essential functions of the job and that all job functions be quantified to facilitate the establishment of clinical means to determine the ability of applicants to perform these tasks. The physical abilities of the applicant must be compared to the requirements of the job to determine if the applicant has the ability to perform the job. If the applicant has the ability to perform the job it must be determined if there is direct threat or " ... a significant risk of substantial harm to the health or safety of the individual or others which can not be eliminated or reduced by reasonable accommodation". An understanding of ergonomics is essential to quantify the task requirements in such a way that the applicant's ability to perform the job and exposure to "direct threat" can be assessed. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Energy Metabolism Environmental Exposure Ergonomics Musculoskeletal Diseases Musculoskeletal System Occupational Health Risk Assessment Risk Factors Safety Workload Workplace

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• Keywords:
  Exposure Levels Health Protection Job Analysis Job Design Manual Materials Handling Metabolic Effects MSD Musculoskeletal System Musculoskeletal System Disorders Physical Capacity Physical Reactions Physiological Effects Physiological Function Physiological Stress Physiology Risk Assessment Risk Factors Safety Measures Work Capability Work Capacity Work Environment Workers

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• ISBN:
  9780969854420
• Publisher:
  Human Factors Association of Canada
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Proceedings
• Place as Subject:
  OSHA Region 8 ; Utah
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  293-295
• Volume:
  3
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20048571
• Citation:
  IEA '94, proceedings of the 12th Triennial Congress of the International Ergonomics Association, August 15-19, 1994, Toronto, Canada, Volume 3: Rehabilitation Ergonomics. Mississauga, Ontario, Canada: Human Factors Association of Canada, 1994 Aug; 3:293-295
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1994
• Performing Organization:
  University of Utah
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Start Date:
  19780901
• Source Full Name:
  IEA '94, proceedings of the 12th Triennial Congress of the International Ergonomics Association, August 15-19, 1994, Toronto, Canada, Volume 3: Rehabilitation Ergonomics
• End Date:
  19940630
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:959b477d0b08c082c77e272b83eb0a49c397b4d1e3896b41ebf9ec1aa9be66a1f8b625f364887154a46bd87ed8984a77cc9bbc207918d4db93a2195d65b65bc1
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/203294/cdc_203294_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 2.70 MB ]