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Reducing Ergonomic Injuries for Librarians Using a Participatory Approach



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  • Personal Author:
    Yuan L
  • Description:
    This study utilized a participatory ergonomics approach to examine the ergonomic hazards and reduce musculoskeletal symptoms for librarians in the East Baton Rouge Parish Main Library. A variety of research activities were conducted, including: ergonomics training and tests, observations, work environment and health questionnaires, and focus group discussions. A total of 39 employees from 9 different divisions in the Library participated in the study. The results of pre- and post-training ergonomics knowledge tests indicate significant improvement of librarians' understanding of ergonomics principles. The questionnaire responses for both 2-month-post- and 8-month-post- ergonomics training compared against those before the training have shown positive improvements in ratings of the presence and severity of a majority of the musculoskeletal symptoms, the design of computer workstations and manual material handling tasks, as well as perceived control over the work environment. With the identification of ergonomic hazards through RULA (Rapid Upper Limb Assessment) and REBA (Rapid Entire Body Assessment) observations as well as focus group discussions, the study findings accomplished the project's overall objective of assisting librarians with improvement of ergonomics in the workplace. The results of this study provide a necessary foundation for future long-term study of participatory ergonomics to reduce musculoskeletal injuries and disorders for librarians. [Description provided by NIOSH]
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  • ISSN:
    0169-8141
  • Document Type:
    Text
  • Funding:
    Grant
  • Genre:
    Journal Article
  • Place as Subject:
  • CIO:
    National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
  • Topic:
    Workplace Safety & Health
  • Location:
    North America
  • Pages in Document:
    93-103
  • Volume:
    47
  • NIOSHTIC Number:
    nn:20063380
  • Citation:
    Int J Ind Ergon 2015 May; 47:93-103
  • Contact Point Address:
    Lu Yuan, Department of Computer Science and Industrial Technology, Southeastern Louisiana University, SLU 10847, Hammond, LA 70402, USA
  • Email:
    Lu.Yuan@selu.edu
  • Federal Fiscal Year:
    2015
  • Performing Organization:
    University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston
  • Peer Reviewed:
    True
  • Start Date:
    20050701
  • Source Full Name:
    International Journal of Industrial Ergonomics
  • End Date:
    20250630
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  • Main Document Checksum:
    urn:sha-512:3638b1fe15ee7bb64a086e029593d6a3331b81ecf877d58ec2c8a6f28b9e0df3e095110d390369fe3080c1df512e33b1148c3d85f2e0606df83b64b421e6b180
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