Machine Safety Evaluation in Small Metal Working Facilities: An Evaluation of Inter-Rater Reliability in the Quantification of Machine-Related Hazards

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• Personal Author:
  Brosseau L ; Munshi K ; Pan W ; Parker D ; Samant Y ; Xi M
• Description:
  BACKGROUND: Each year there are an estimated 4.2-6.7 amputations per 10,000 workers in the metal fabrication trades in the United States. The Minnesota Machine Guarding Study evaluates the effectiveness of a peer-based technical and educational intervention designed to reduce exposure to amputation hazards among workers in small machining/metal working shops. The study reported here involved the development and evaluation of methods for measuring machine safety, which will be used in the intervention study. METHODS: Using OSHA regulations, ANSI standards, and industry best practices, we developed 23 machine-safety scorecards. The safety scores were dependent on the presence or absence of guards, other safety devices and implements, and the presence or absence of acceptable administrative programs. Inter-rater reliability was assessed for the evaluation of eight types of commonly used metal fabrication machines. RESULTS: Of the 23 most common types of machines, there were a sufficient number of machines to evaluate inter-rater reliability for eight types. Three raters in four shops assessed fifty-nine machines. Overall, the kappa statistic ranged from 0.57 to 0.84, indicating good to very good concordance between raters. In general, machines did not fare well with regard to compliance with current standards. DISCUSSION: The ability to assess machine-related hazards is important in industries where it is difficult to identify and count injuries in a timely fashion. Machinists and safety professionals may use this scoring system as a means of reproducible assessment of machine safety. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Accidents, Occupational Environmental Exposure Epidemiology Manufacturing And Industrial Facilities Musculoskeletal System Occupational Health Risk Assessment Risk Factors Safety Workplace
• Keywords:
  Accidents Author Keywords: Machine Safety Exposure Levels Hand Injuries Hand Injury Hazards Injuries Inter-rater Reliability Intervention Intervention Evaluation Machine Guarding Machine Operators Machine Safety Metal Industry Workers Metallurgy Occupational Safety And Health Administration OSHA Risk Factors Safety Education Safety Equipment Traumatic Injuries Work Environment Workers Worker Safety

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• ISSN:
  0271-3586
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Minnesota ; OSHA Region 5
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  381-388
• Volume:
  48
• Issue:
  5
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20050411
• Citation:
  Am J Ind Med 2005 Nov; 48(5):381-388
• Contact Point Address:
  David Parker, 6465 Wayzata Blvd, Suite 210, Minneapolis, MN 55426
• Email:
  parke065@umn.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2006
• Performing Organization:
  Park Nicollet Institute, Minneapolis, Minnesota
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20010930
• Source Full Name:
  American Journal of Industrial Medicine
• End Date:
  20170731
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:566b53e0ae267fa94d1efebad09a36ab239cc5bf6a976b5283530cd012f59da82e62c9e121e79d48ef656107bcf55e23bf39b0194f102ab0ee9f95839b42e356
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/210770/cdc_210770_DS1.pdf
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