Frequent Exertion and Frequent Standing at Work, by Industry and Occupation Group — United States, 2015

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• Journal Article:
  Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report
• Personal Author:
  Shockey, Taylor M. ; Luckhaupt, Sara E. ; Groenewold, Matthew R. ; Lu, Ming-Lun
• Description:
  What is already known about this topic? Occupational ergonomic hazards are risk factors for negative health outcomes such as musculoskeletal disorders. Previous research has found that employees in the agricultural and construction sectors experience high rates of musculoskeletal disorders and other injuries because of the physical nature of the work and has also found that workers in the construction and agricultural sectors have high prevalence rates of exertion including bending, lifting, pushing, and pulling. What is added by this report? Analysis of data from the National Health Interview Survey to examine two ergonomic hazards among currently employed adults who work at least 20 hours per week in 20 major industry groups and 22 major occupation groups found a 41.7% prevalence of frequent exertion (repeated lifting, pushing, pulling, or bending) at work and a 66.6% prevalence of frequent standing at work. A wide range in prevalence for these ergonomic hazards was observed among the industry and occupation groups. What are the implications for public health practice? Large differences in prevalence of frequent exertion at work and frequent standing at work exist among the major industry and occupation groups. Identification of workers with the highest prevalences of exposure to these two ergonomic hazards can inform the targeting of interventions. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Agriculture Construction Industry Ergonomics Full Report Musculoskeletal Diseases Musculoskeletal System Occupational Exposure Occupational Health Occupations Physical Exertion Posture Safety Surveys And Questionnaires Workplace

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• Keywords:
  Ergonomics; Occupations; Musculoskeletal disorders; MSD; Musculoskeletal system disorders; MSD; Work environment; Health surveys; Data processing; Statistical analysis; Lifting; Force; Work analysis; Job analysis; Work performance; Overexertion; Occupational hazards; Agriculture; Construction
• Source:
  MMWR 2018 Jan; 67(1):1-6
• Series:
  Weekly Report: Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
• DOI:
  http://dx.doi.org/10.15585/mmwr.mm6701a1
• ISSN:
  0149-2195
• Pubmed ID:
  29324727
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC5769795
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Ohio ; OSHA Region 5
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  DSHEFS - Division of Surveillance, Hazard Evaluations, and Field Studies ; DART - Division of Applied Research and Technology
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  6 pdf pages
• Volume:
  67
• Issue:
  1
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20050820
• Contact Point Address:
  Taylor M. Shockey, MPH, Division of Surveillance, Hazard Evaluations, and Field Studies, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, CDC
• Email:
  tshockey@cdc.gov
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2018
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Collection(s):
  Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:343b4c9f6ecc7fa99226a259ff8ac412e9c3e4561954d5fcfd4d9dc807e940b56a52f3be99aeb4f49e8e5fdf6eafa6c0b17bbdac18b86eeb371cfca71767f9ed
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/54332/cdc_54332_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 170.84 KB ]