Implementation of an Ergonomics Process at a US Surface Coal Mine

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• Personal Author:
  Gust P ; Johnson K ; Lewis P ; Steiner L ; Torma-Krajewski, Janet
• Description:
  Since 1990 and the publication of the Ergonomics Program Management Guidelines for Meatpacking Plants by the US Occupational Safety and Health Administration, numerous reports of companies implementing ergonomics program have been published. However, despite these numerous reports, no examples of implementing an ergonomics program in the mining industry have been reported. In 2000, NIOSH initiated a long-term project to demonstrate the implementation of an ergonomics process designed to identify and reduce exposures to ergonomic risk factors found in mining. The mine selected for this project was the Jim Bridger Mine, a surface coal mine located 35 miles northeast of Rock Springs, Sweetwater County, WY. This paper discusses how a large, Surface coal mine implemented an ergonomics program and the lessons learned while doing so. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Coal Coal Mining Ergonomics Mining Musculoskeletal Diseases Occupational Health Safety
• Keywords:
  Coal-mining Injuries Mining-industry Musculoskeletal-system-disorders Surface-mining
• Series:
  Mining Publications
• ISSN:
  0169-8141
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  OSHA Region 3 ; OSHA Region 8 ; Pennsylvania ; Wyoming
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  PRL - Pittsburgh Research Laboratory
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  157-167
• Volume:
  37
• Issue:
  2
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20031731
• Citation:
  Int J Ind Ergonom 2007 Feb; 37(2):157-167
• Contact Point Address:
  NIOSH Pittsburgh Research Laboratory, P.O. Box 18070, Pittsburgh, PA 15236
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2007
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Source Full Name:
  International Journal of Industrial Ergonomics
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:358d152af9551bff01644e2a155b4547898e4bb39a4e4243246d8731ac2daaa458e24b249942f1a872f9f6c28ec0381d13b03767c837152cdeb29ddb37f7b6bf
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/226738/cdc_226738_DS1.pdf
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