Prevention of cumulative trauma disorders.

Details

• Personal Author:
  Marcus BA ; Richardson WG
• Description:
  The use of the GripMaster (GM) to measure the forces involved in hand functions performed on the job was investigated. The GM was designed to measure flexion/extension and radial/ulnar deviation of the wrist plus up to five finger and hand forces. In laboratory experiments the GM's force measurements were compared to a hand dynamometer and electromyograph measurement techniques; measurements of static wrist postures with the GM were compared to video analysis techniques. Force sensor reliability was tested. The GM was field tested at a lock manufacturing facility. While the GM tested in this study demonstrated a high degree of correlation with the more established techniques under certain circumstances, the calibration techniques and the ranges of force and motion measured were shown to be inadequate. The authors conclude that by extending the sensor range, improving the calibration techniques, and making the force sensing technology more robust, the GM can be a valuable tool in assessing and quantifying cumulative trauma disorder risks. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Content Notes:
  in NTRL, no pdf
• Subjects:
  Cumulative Trauma Disorders Ergonomics Musculoskeletal Diseases Occupational Health Safety
• Keywords:
  NIOSH-Grant; Musculoskeletal-system-disorders; Ergonomics; Human-factors-engineering; Cumulative-trauma-disorders
• Series:
  Grant Final Reports
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Final Grant Report
• Place as Subject:
  Massachusetts ; OSHA Region 1
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  OEP - Office of Extramural Programs
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  1-96
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:00213116
• NTIS Accession Number:
  PB93188332
• Citation:
  EXOS, Inc., Burlington, Massachusetts 1992 Nov; :1-96
• Contact Point Address:
  Exos, Inc 8 Blanchard RD Burlington, MA 01803
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1993
• NORA Priority Area:
  Disease and Injury: Musculoskeletal Disorders of the Upper Extremities
• Performing Organization:
  Exos, Inc., Woburn, Massachusetts
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Start Date:
  19910930
• Source Full Name:
  EXOS, Inc., Burlington, Massachusetts
• End Date:
  19921130
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:7dc847c09aedf140bc731323e8446b4703641ae07d6ad9e7b7238120dab30b8f7dcaa9b938d34d035f87873a0fe7fec262d5d13dcaf290925445e82b6de3b57d
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/246256/cdc_246256_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 168.02 KB ]