Survey of One-Handed Lifting in Manufacturing Industry: A Cross-Sectional Study of the BackWorks Study Cohort

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• Personal Author:
  Ferguson SA ; Hegmann KT ; Kapellusch JM ; Lu M-L ; Marras WS ; Merryweather AS ; Tang R ; Thiese MS ; 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. Manual materials handling (MMH) jobs have traditionally been regarded as risk factor for LBP. Compared to two-handed lifting, one-handed lifting has received little attention in both epidemiological and biomechanical research. In addition, one frequent complaint of the revised NIOSH lifting equation (RNLE) has been the lack of capability to directly evaluate one-handed lifting. Modifications have been proposed by the European Union, however their efficacy and influence have not yet been evaluated. This cross-sectional study provided objective survey of the MMH jobs, especially the one-handed lifting performed in manufacturing industry and investigated the outcomes of three proposed methods to address one-handed lifting using RNLE approach. Preliminary results suggest that workers with some one-handed lifting are associated with higher physical exposure. However, the increase was more significant among those who perform primarily one-handed lifting. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Cohort Studies Ergonomics Manufacturing And Industrial Facilities Musculoskeletal Diseases Musculoskeletal System Occupational Health Safety
• Keywords:
  Cohort Studies Cross Sectional Studies Lifting Low Back Pain Manual Materials Handling Manufacturing MSD Musculoskeletal Disorders
• ISSN:
  1071-1813
• Publisher:
  Human Factors and Ergonomics Society
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Proceedings ; Proceedings
• Place as Subject:
  Ohio ; OSHA Region 3 ; OSHA Region 5 ; OSHA Region 8 ; Pennsylvania ; Utah ; Wisconsin
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) ; National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  DFSE - Division of Field Studies and Engineering ; DFSE - Division of Field Studies and Engineering
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health ; Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America ; North America
• Volume:
  64
• Issue:
  1
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20063279
• Citation:
  Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society 64th Annual Meeting, October 5-9, 2020, virtual event. Santa Monica, CA: Human Factors and Ergonomics Society, 2020 Dec; 64(1):942-946
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2021
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Source Full Name:
  Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society 64th Annual Meeting, October 5-9, 2020, virtual event
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:4e521b3e7ce6b8cc4f3e9b647e52e27e9c3e1226f3af8e293facbbafdf8f2ed5268efc8f1bbea6b889670416f214a5d9eb07dcd560ee3044bf942ddd311efc10
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  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/226369/cdc_226369_DS1.pdf
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