An Ergonomic Evaluation of Snowmobiles

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• Personal Author:
  Biggs F ; Burt, Susan E. ; Dick R ; Habes, Daniel J. ; Tubbs, Randy L.
• Description:
  The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) received a request from a Senior Industrial Hygienist at the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) for assistance in conducting an ergonomic evaluation of snowmobiles used by National Park Service (NPS) personnel. The NPS personnel, mainly rangers and maintenance workers, reported musculoskeletal disorders of the hands, arms, shoulders, and back from riding the snowmobiles for up to 10 hours per day during the winter months. A NIOSH ergonomics specialist, a medical officer, and a neurobehavioral psychologist conducted an evaluation of the ergonomic aspects of snowmobiles, and health effects of NPS personnel who routinely use them. Twenty-six NPS personnel were evaluated during the study. Two NIOSH investigators evaluated the vibration and impact accelerations for NPS personnel who used snowmobiles during the course of their work. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Ergonomics Musculoskeletal Diseases Musculoskeletal System Occupational Health Safety
• Keywords:
  Arm-injuries Back-injuries Hand-injuries Muscular-disorders Musculoskeletal-system-disorders
• Series:
  Mining Publications
• ISSN:
  1047-322X
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Ohio ; OSHA Region 10 ; OSHA Region 5 ; Washington
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  DART - Division of Applied Research and Technology ; DSHEFS - Division of Surveillance, Hazard Evaluations, and Field Studies ; SRL - Spokane Research Laboratory
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  213-225
• Volume:
  18
• Issue:
  4
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20024165
• Citation:
  Appl Occup Environ Hyg 2003 Apr; 18(4):213-225
• Contact Point Address:
  NIOSH, Hazard Evaluation and Technical Assistance Branch, 4676 Columbia Parkway, Cincinnati, Ohio 45226
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2003
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Source Full Name:
  Applied Occupational and Environmental Hygiene
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:05762a455d56ec7b36508041e6bbe6c5cd90d8fc116138e3d5678250e5ae3776d2ddfe83ca586f1efe5e1fa8e11bf9a9956574160010cfe097ef17251df22017
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/220754/cdc_220754_DS1.pdf
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