Distributions of Job Physical Exposure Data in a Pooled Study of Low Back Pain Prospective Cohorts

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• Personal Author:
  Ferguson SA ; Hegmann KT ; Kapellusch JM ; Lu M-L ; Marras WS ; Merryweather AS ; Tang R ; Thiese MS
• Description:
  Low back pain (LBP) is a common health problem and a major cause of lost productivity in workplaces. Lifting and lowering (LL) activities have traditionally been regarded as risk factor for LBP. In the literature, very little data have been reported describing industrial workers' exposures to measured job physical demands using comprehensive and quantitative method, such as the revised NIOSH lifting equation (RNLE). This study pooled physical exposure data for the RNLE commonly collected in three independent LBP prospective studies. In total, over one million subtasks (i.e., lifting/lowering activities) were included in this pooled study. Examination of the pooled dataset revealed an increased data distribution of the physical job demands quantified by the RNLE. Research using the pooled dataset will improve the overall statistical power and help address the weaknesses identified in previous studies. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Ergonomics Manufacturing And Industrial Facilities Musculoskeletal System Occupational Health Safety
• Keywords:
  Industrial Environment Low Back Pain NIOSH Lifting Equation Statistical Analysis
• ISSN:
  1541-9312
• Publisher:
  Human Factors and Ergonomics Society
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Proceedings
• Place as Subject:
  Ohio ; OSHA Region 5 ; OSHA Region 8 ; Utah ; Wisconsin
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  DART - Division of Applied Research and Technology
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Volume:
  62
• Issue:
  1
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20054718
• Citation:
  Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society 62nd Annual Meeting, October 1-5, 2018, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Santa Monica, CA: Human Factors and Ergonomics Society, 2018 Sep; 62(1):920-924
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2018
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Source Full Name:
  Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society 62nd Annual Meeting, October 1-5, 2018, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
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• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/217168/cdc_217168_DS1.pdf
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