Are Work Pace, Overtime, Job Rotation or Secondary Employment Associated with Work Related Musculoskeletal Disorders?

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• Personal Author:
  Boa S ; Garg, Arun ; Hegmann K ; Kapellusch J ; Merryweather AS ; Silverstein B ; Thiese MS
• Description:
  Work related upper extremity musculoskeletal disorders (WRMSDs) are prevalent and impactful. For example, lost time cases had a severity rate of 2,647 lost workdays for Carpal Tunnel Syndrome (CTS), and 765.5 for epicondylitis (EPI) per 10,000 FTEs. CTS is the most common peripheral entrapment mononeuropathy, and is associated with significant lost time, lost productivity, and disability. In the U.S., the annual incidence rate of CTS is 3.0/10,000 workers with a median of 28 days away from work, mean worker's compensation cost of $20,405 and a mean of $10,000 in lost wages per CTS case. Occupational factors increase the risk of these disorders, yet little is known about the relationship between WRMSDs and common work organizational factors including work pace, overtime, job rotation, and secondary employment. It is important to understand the influence of workplace organizational factors and the influence they have on physical and psychosocial risk factors associated with WRMSDs. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Biomechanical Phenomena Demography Ergonomics Musculoskeletal Diseases Musculoskeletal System Occupational Exposure Occupational Health Safety Sex Characteristics Shift Work Schedule
• Keywords:
  Author Keywords: Work Pace Biomechanics Carpal Tunnel Syndrome CTS Demographic Characteristics Employee Exposure Exposure Assessment Force Gender Factors Job Design Job Rotation MSD Musculoskeletal System Disorders Nerve Damage Overtime Psychological Responses Psychosocial Factors Risk Assessment Sex Factors Shift Length Shift Work Upper Extremities Work Organization Work Related Musculoskeletal Disorders

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• Publisher:
  International Ergonomics Association
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant ; Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Proceedings
• Place as Subject:
  California ; OSHA Region 10 ; OSHA Region 5 ; OSHA Region 8 ; OSHA Region 9 ; Utah ; Washington ; Wisconsin
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  1-2
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20052080
• Citation:
  The Proceedings of the 19th Triennial Congress of the International Ergonomics Association (IEA Congress 2015), August 9-14, 2015, Melbourne, Australia. Lindgaard G, Moore D, eds. Madison, WI: International Ergonomics Association, 2015 Aug; :1-2
• Editor(s):
  Lindgaard G; Moore D
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2015
• Performing Organization:
  University of California-San Francisco
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Start Date:
  20100901
• Source Full Name:
  The Proceedings of the 19th Triennial Congress of the International Ergonomics Association (IEA Congress 2015), August 9-14, 2015, Melbourne, Australia
• End Date:
  20140831
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
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• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/211680/cdc_211680_DS1.pdf
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