Reduction of biomechanical and welding fume exposures in stud welding

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• Personal Author:
  Fethke NB ; Leonard, Stephanie ; Metwali M ; Mudunkotuwa IA ; Peters TM
• Description:
  Ironworkers who install floor-level studs are bent over at the waist for long periods during welding, at risk of musculoskeletal disorders and inhalation of welding fumes. Researchers proposed an alternative upright welding method, employing a mobile stand and articulated arm to support welding equipment, to reduce both exposures. Working with 30 participating ironworkers, researchers compared conventional welding methods and postures to the alternative system. The alternative upright system significantly reduced trunk inclination (bending at the waist) and activity level in several muscle groups. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Air Pollutants, Occupational Biomechanical Phenomena Construction Industry Dust Environmental Exposure Environmental Monitoring Ergonomics Ferrous Compounds Inhalation Exposure Metals Metal Workers Musculoskeletal System Occupational Exposure Occupational Health Particulate Matter Safety Welding

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• Keywords:
  Biomechanics Body-regions Construction Construction-equipment Construction-industry Construction-workers Employee-exposure Exposure-assessment Exposure-levels Exposure-limits Fumes Human-factors-engineering Humans Industrial-exposures Inhalants Iron-workers Metal-compounds Metal-fumes Metallic-dusts Metallic-fumes Musculoskeletal-system Overloading Particulates Physiological-response Posture Simulation-methods Threshold-limit-values Welders Welding-equipment

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• Publisher:
  CPWR-The Center for Construction Research and Training
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Report
• Place as Subject:
  Iowa ; Maryland ; OSHA Region 3 ; OSHA Region 7
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  1
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20048674
• Citation:
  Silver Spring, MD: CPWR-The Center for Construction Research and Training, 2016 May; :1
• Email:
  nathan-fethke@uiowa.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2016
• NORA Priority Area:
  Construction
• Performing Organization:
  CPWR - The Center for Construction Research and Training, Silver Spring, Maryland
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Start Date:
  20090901
• Source Full Name:
  Reduction of biomechanical and welding fume exposures in stud welding
• End Date:
  20240831
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:71142b450a242687e7361350c440cce97aa87640b33243e3ea9e00d14f6a82215bfcc74a90055226bedfe2c0035fc343891e5658beec40fe0635ab5f859e6082
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/203375/cdc_203375_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 61.90 KB ]