Simple Solutions: Ergonomics for Farm Workers [2001]

Details

• Journal Article:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Personal Author:
  Baron, Sherry L. ; Estill, Cheryl F. ; Steege, Andrea L. ; Lalich, Nina R.
• Corporate Authors:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Description:
  Backaches and pain in the shoulders, arms, and hands are the most common symptoms that farm workers report. These injuries can be disabling, which can affect the worker's earnings and the grower's profits. There are cost-effective ways to prevent or reduce these symptoms. The "tip sheets" in this booklet show how to make or order inexpensive new tools or to modify existing ones to reduce the risk of pain. Solutions discovered for one type of crop can be modified for use with other kinds of crops. Worker-management ergonomics teams can be formed to discover your own simple solutions. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Agricultural Workers' Diseases Agriculture Ergonomics Farmers Human Engineering Musculoskeletal Diseases Musculoskeletal System Occupational Health Safety
• Keywords:
  Agricultural industry; Agricultural workers; Musculoskeletal system disorders; Back injuries; Ergonomics; Farmers
• Source:
  Cincinnati, OH: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, DHHS (NIOSH) Publication No. 2001-111, 2001 Feb; :1-46
• Series:
  NIOSH Numbered Publications
• Publisher:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Pamphlet or Booklet
• 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:
  53 pdf pages
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20000976
• NTIS Accession Number:
  PB2001-103911
• Editor(s):
  Baron S; Estill CF; Steege A; Lalich N
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2001
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:64c782cc8044a447a521f1981e727180e7227bf6492d3d7ae0f14e94a0adef292fda88782abfbf21e4633ce8df632ca52e80ba4dd15decda82ecb308e80733fc
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/6407/cdc_6407_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 1.49 MB ]