Development of an Ergonomics Audit for Mining

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• Corporate Authors:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Description:
  An ergonomics audit provides a snapshot in time of how well workplaces, equipment and tasks have been designed to prevent injuries. The purpose of the audit tool is to improve job design by providing suggested practices for reducing injury risks due to ergonomics deficiencies for: 1.) Bagging operations 2.) Haul trucks 3.) Maintenance and repair in preparation and minerals processing plants This audit tool will be provided in modules so users can tailor it to individual mine site needs. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Coal Coal Mining Ergonomics Mining Musculoskeletal System Occupational Health Safety Safety Management Staff Development Workplace
• Keywords:
  Coal-miners Injuries Injury-prevention Miners Mining-industry Posture Safety-education Safety-measures Safety-practices Safety-research Training Work-analysis Work-operations Work-performance Work-practices Workplace-studies

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• Series:
  Mining Publications
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Guidance
• Place as Subject:
  OSHA Region 3 ; Pennsylvania
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  OMSHR - Office of Mine Safety and Health Research
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  1-2
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20039790
• Citation:
  Pittsburgh, PA: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, 2011 Jan; :1-2
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2011
• NORA Priority Area:
  Mining
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Source Full Name:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
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• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/227380/cdc_227380_DS1.pdf
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