Reducing Musculoskeletal Injuries in Rail Operations

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• Personal Author:
  Gallagher S
• Description:
  Rail operations have long involved heavy physical effort and work in awkward postures, both of which are major risk factors for musculoskeletal problems (particularly back injuries). However, there are many ways to reduce these risk factors, through improved design of switches, development and/or use of assist devices for physically demanding jobs, and better organization and design of rail yard facilities. As noted above, such improvements can reduce injury risk while enhancing productivity in rail operations. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Engineering Ergonomics Musculoskeletal Diseases Occupational Health Railroads Safety
• Keywords:
  Back-injuries Engineering-controls Injury-prevention Musculoskeletal-system-disorders Railroad-industry Work-practices
• Series:
  Mining Publications
• ISSN:
  0271-3888
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Journal Article ; Lay Publication
• Place as Subject:
  OSHA Region 3 ; Pennsylvania
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  PRL - Pittsburgh Research Laboratory
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  17-23
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20033537
• Citation:
  Holmes Saf Assn Bull 2008 Jan; :17-23
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2008
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Source Full Name:
  Holmes Safety Association Bulletin
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:9b5fe4275597952e980f6c373d6f04e7f2bc47aa56cf47da274b871a7391b8f54440fa516969954dbd786ef0210c1e667cb83f635fc0e57bb9cb53ac5cedf053
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/226936/cdc_226936_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 1.03 MB ]