Exploring the addition of torso flexion to the LIFFT analysis tool.

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• Personal Author:
  Barim MS ; Capanoglu MF ; Gallagher S ; Schall MC ; Sesek RF ; Sesek RM
• Description:
  The Lifting Fatigue Failure Tool (LiFFT) is an ergonomic assessment tool based on fatigue failure theory that uses the lower back load moment to evaluate the risk associated with multi-task jobs involving manual lifting. The current LiFFT tool does not account for the moment associated with flexing the lifter's torso. This study explores the incorporation of torso flexion into the LiFFT model while maintaining the relative simplicity of the original LiFFT tool. Automotive manufacturing workers (n=607) performing various tasks were included in the study. Non-manual material handling (MMH) tasks with no MMH load moment were considered "zero" risk. The moment associated with trunk flexion was considered if a worker flexed at the torso during non-MMH assembly tasks. The torso moment from bending was computed using the "average" worker height and weight for the data set used in this study. The proposed model yielded higher odds ratios than the original model. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Ergonomics Fatigue Musculoskeletal Diseases Occupational Health Risk Assessment Safety
• Keywords:
  Author Keywords: Cumulative Exposure; Ergonomic Evaluations; Fatigue Failure; LiFFT; Low Back MSDs; Risk Assessment Ergonomics; Fatigue; Manual Lifting; Musculoskeletal Disorders; MSD; Low Back Disorders;
• ISSN:
  1071-1813
• Publisher:
  Human Factors and Ergonomics Society
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Proceedings
• Place as Subject:
  Alabama ; Ohio ; OSHA Region 4 ; OSHA Region 5
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  DFSE - Division of Field Studies and Engineering
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Volume:
  67
• Issue:
  1
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20069669
• Citation:
  Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society 67th Annual Meeting, October 23-27, 2023, Washington, D.C. Santa Monica, CA: Human Factors and Ergonomics Society, 2023 Sep; 67(1):2216-2219
• Contact Point Address:
  M. Fehmi Capanoglu, Deparment of Health Services Administration, University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB), 530 School of Health Professions Building 1716 9th Ave South, Birmingham, AL 35294-2172, USA
• Email:
  fehmi@uab.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2023
• Performing Organization:
  University of Alabama at Birmingham
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20050701
• Source Full Name:
  Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society 67th Annual Meeting, October 23-27, 2023, Washington, D.C.
• End Date:
  20270630
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:7dc847c09aedf140bc731323e8446b4703641ae07d6ad9e7b7238120dab30b8f7dcaa9b938d34d035f87873a0fe7fec262d5d13dcaf290925445e82b6de3b57d
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/248310/cdc_248310_DS1.pdf
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