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Alternative Title:
Appl Ergon
Personal Author:
McGaha, Jamie ; Miller, Kim ; Descatha, Alexis ; Welch, Laurie ; Buchholz, Bryan ; ... More +
McGaha, Jamie ; Miller, Kim ; Descatha, Alexis ; Welch, Laurie ; Buchholz, Bryan ; Evanoff, Bradley ; Dale, Ann Marie Less -
Description:
Introduction

Floor layers have high rates of musculoskeletal disorders yet few studies have examined their work exposures. This study used observational methods to describe physical exposures within floor laying tasks.

Methods

We analyzed 45 videos from 32 floor layers using Multimedia-Video Task Analysis software to determine the time in task, forces, postures, and repetitive hand movements for installation of four common flooring materials. We used the WISHA checklists to define exposure thresholds.

Results

Most workers (91%) met the caution threshold for one or more exposures. Workers showed high exposures in multiple body parts with variability in exposures across tasks and for different materials. Prolonged exposures were seen for kneeling, poor neck and low back postures, and intermittent but frequent hand grip forces.

Conclusions

Floor layers experience prolonged awkward postures and high force physical exposures in multiple body parts, which probably contribute to their high rates of musculoskeletal disorders.


Subject:
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Adult
Article
Construction Industry
Construction Trades
Female
Floors And Floorcoverings
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Movement
Musculoskeletal Diseases
Musculoskeletal Disorders
Observational Assessment
Occupational Diseases
Occupational Exposure
Posture
Risk Factors
Weight-Bearing
Young Adult

Source:
Appl Ergon. 2013; 45(4):857-864.
Pubmed ID:
24274895
Pubmed Central ID:
PMC3999260
Document Type:
Journal Article
Funding:
R01 OH008017/OH/NIOSH CDC HHS/United States ; U60 OH009762/OH/NIOSH CDC HHS/United States ; UL1 RR024992/RR/NCRR NIH HHS/United States ; 1 OH008017-01/OH/NIOSH CDC HHS/United States ; UL1 TR000448/TR/NCATS NIH HHS/United States
R01 OH008017/OH/NIOSH CDC HHS/United States ; U60 OH009762/OH/NIOSH CDC HHS/United States ; UL1 RR024992/RR/NCRR NIH HHS/United States ; 1 OH008017-01/OH/NIOSH CDC HHS/United States ; UL1 TR000448/TR/NCATS NIH HHS/United States Less -
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CDC Public Access
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