A Quantitative Assessment of Job Rotation for the Upper Extremity

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• Personal Author:
  Davis, Kermit G. ; Rungere, Dickson J. ; Dondi, Amour C. ; Bellacov, Ryan ; Omoifo-Irefo, Mercy ; Taheri, Mostafa ; Ahire, Aditya ; Nguyen, Hai ; Vence, Alexia ; Kotowski, Susan E. ; Gallagher, Sean ; Jorgensen, Michael J.
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• Description:
  Job rotation has been commonly implemented as an administrative control for ergonomic stress in many manufacturing companies. Yet, limited research has investigated the effectiveness of balancing the ergonomic risk and potential musculoskeletal disorders. This study aimed to determine whether upper extremity risk estimates were related to wrist and elbow discomfort for jobs within job rotation schemes. The DUET (Distal Upper Extremity Tool) ergonomic assessment tool was utilized to quantify the distal upper extremity risk. Nineteen manufacturing workers who worked in four-job rotation schemes were evaluated for upper extremity risk and discomfort. The risk was higher for the entire job rotation scheme than for most of the individual jobs, with wrist discomfort being impacted to a limited extent, as most ratings were mild. Thus, ergonomic redesign may be more effective in reducing the potential for a musculoskeletal disorder than job rotation. Description provided by NIOSH
• Subjects:
  • Ergonomics
  • Musculoskeletal System
  • Occupational Health
  • Safety
• Keywords:
  • Ergonomics; Manufacturing; Job rotation; Upper extremities; Musculoskeletal disorders; MSD;
  • Author Keywords: Job rotation; manufacturing; musculoskeletal
• Source:
  Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society 69th Annual Meeting, October 13-17, 2025, Chicago, Illinois. Santa Monica, CA: Human Factors and Ergonomics Society, 2025 Sep; 69(1):609-610
• ISSN:
  1071-1813
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Proceedings
• Place as Subject:
  Alabama ; Birmingham Region OSHA ; Chicago Region OSHA ; Kansas City Region OSHA ; Missouri ; Ohio
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  2 pdf pages
• Volume:
  69
• Issue:
  1
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20071642
• Contact Point Address:
  Kermit G. Davis, University of Cincinnati, 3223 Eden Ave, Cincinnati, Washington, OH 45267-0056, USA
• Email:
  kermit.davis@uc.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2025
• Performing Organization:
  University of Cincinnati
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20050701
• End Date:
  20260630
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/259415/cdc_259415_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 197.19 KB]
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
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