Can Job Changes Initiated by a Joint Labor-Management Task Force Reduce the Prevalence and Incidence of Cumulative Trauma Disorders of the Upper Extremity?

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• Personal Author:
  Armstrong TJ ; Fine, Lawrence J. ; Lifshitz Y ; McGlothlin, James D. ; Silverstein
• Description:
  A joint labor-management task force was established in an automotive plastics manufacturing plant to effect work station, tool, and method changes, in order to reduce the incidence and severity of upper extremity cumulative trauma disorders (CTD's) among hourly workers. Job analyses and epidemiologic surveillance over a 20 month study period were conducted. Initial epidemiologic surveillance showed the location of upper extemity CTD's to be associated with worker tasks such as recurrent shoulder problems among stock handlers, and hand and finger problems among assemblers. Recommendations for reducing these job specific CTD's were implemented by the task force in several departments. Awareness of ergonomic principles and the etiology of CTD's motivated many workers to fabricate job specific tools which made their jobs less stressful and more productive. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Cumulative Trauma Disorders Environmental Exposure Epidemiology Ergonomics Musculoskeletal System Occupational Health Risk Assessment Risk Factors Safety Workplace
• Keywords:
  CTD Cumulative Trauma Disorders Etiology Exposure Levels Force Hand Injuries Posture Repetitive Work Risk Factors Surveillance Task Performance Tools Traumatic Injuries Upper Extremities Work Environment Workers

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• Publisher:
  Human Factors Association of Canada
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Proceedings
• Place as Subject:
  Michigan ; OSHA Region 3 ; OSHA Region 5 ; West Virginia
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  DSR - Division of Safety Research
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  336-340
• Volume:
  1
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20051153
• Citation:
  Proceedings of the 1984 International Conference on Occupational Ergonomics, May 7-9, 1984, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Attwood DA, McCann C, Sugarman RC, eds. Rexdale, Ontario, Canada: Human Factors Association of Canada, 1984 May; 1:336-340
• Editor(s):
  Attwood DA; McCann C; Sugarman RC
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1984
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Source Full Name:
  Proceedings of the 1984 International Conference on Occupational Ergonomics, May 7-9, 1984, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
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• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/211254/cdc_211254_DS1.pdf
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  [PDF - 3.46 MB ]