Application of the Posture, Activity, Tools and Handling (PATH) Analysis for Union Laborers at a Heavy Highway Construction Site

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• Personal Author:
  Buchholz B ; Lee D ; Moir S ; Paquet V ; Punnett, Laura ; Wegman, David H.
• Description:
  The ergonomic hazards of specific road construction operations and job tasks have not been fully characterized. Important risk factors for musculoskeletal injuries include awkward body postures and muscular loading. This poster summarizes a preliminary ergonomic assessment of union laborer jobs during several road construction operations. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Construction Industry Ergonomics Musculoskeletal Diseases Musculoskeletal System Occupational Health Risk Assessment Risk Factors Safety
• Keywords:
  Construction Workers MSD Musculoskeletal Disorders Posture Risk Factors Road Construction
• ISBN:
  9780969854458
• Publisher:
  Human Factors Association of Canada
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Abstract or Summary
• Place as Subject:
  District of Columbia ; Massachusetts ; OSHA Region 1 ; OSHA Region 3
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Volume:
  6
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20057048
• Citation:
  IEA '94, proceedings of the 12th Triennial Congress of the International Ergonomics Association, August 15-19, 1994, Toronto, Canada, Volume 6: Part 2 - General Issues in Ergonomics. Mississauga, Ontario, Canada: Human Factors Association of Canada, 1994 Aug; 6(Pt 2):439
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1994
• NORA Priority Area:
  Disease and Injury: Musculoskeletal Disorders of the Upper Extremities
• Performing Organization:
  Center to Protect Workers' Rights
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Part Number:
  2
• Start Date:
  19920930
• Source Full Name:
  IEA '94, proceedings of the 12th Triennial Congress of the International Ergonomics Association, August 15-19, 1994, Toronto, Canada, Volume 6: Part 2 - General Issues in Ergonomics
• End Date:
  19950929
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:b94482180759a502ace84be1b0aaca5389d6dd349ad7f63913f488a65e775219b84e4e1a42c2b55b0daefa01d8e95310abd98cd2471a662baf71961b37d35847
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/214521/cdc_214521_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 48.45 KB ]