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Reducing work-related musculoskeletal disorders among rodbusters
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November 2009
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Description:"NIOSH evaluated reinforcing ironworkers' (rodbusters) exposures to risk factors for developing low-back and hand disorders when tying together reinforcing steel bars (rebar) on a freeway bridge. Rodbusters used three techniques to tie rebar together - a pliers and a tie wire wheel, a battery operated power tier (PT), and a PT with an extension handle (PTE). NIOSH found that using the PT and PTE reduced the rodbusters' exposures to risk factors for work-related low-back and hand-wrist disorders. In addition, power tying was twice as fast as than pliers tying." - NIOSHTIC-2
NIOSHTIC No 20036194
CDC-INFO Pub ID 211132
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Content Notes:"This document was prepared by Jim Albers and Stephen D. Hudock, Division of Applied Research and Technology, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health." - acknowledgements
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