Effect of ergonomics training on agreement between expert and non-expert ratings of the potential for musculoskeletal harm in manufacturing tasks

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• Alternative Title:
  J Occup Environ Med
• Personal Author:
  Fethke, Nathan B. ; Merlino, Linda ; Gerr, Fred
• Description:
  Objective:
  
  Evaluate the effect of ergonomics training on non-ergonomists’ ability to recognize and characterize the potential for musculoskeletal harm in manufacturing tasks.
  
  Methods:
  
  Ergonomics training was delivered to members of participatory ergonomics (PE) team in a manufacturing facility. Prior to and following training, PE team members and the research team rated the potential for musculoskeletal harm for each of 30 tasks. Measures of agreement included Pearson, concordance, and intraclass correlation coefficients.
  
  Results:
  
  Measures of agreement generally improved following training. The greatest agreement was observed for ratings of the potential for musculoskeletal harm to the low back. The greatest improvement in agreement was observed for ratings of the potential for musculoskeletal harm to the neck/shoulder.
  
  Conclusions:
  
  The training appeared to improve non-experts’ ability to identify the potential for musculoskeletal harm.
  
  
• Subjects:
  Article Back Injuries Education, Nonprofessional Ergonomics Humans Industry Musculoskeletal Diseases Neck Injuries Observer Variation Risk Assessment Shoulder Injuries

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• Source:
  J Occup Environ Med. 55(12 Suppl):S82-S85
• Pubmed ID:
  24284748
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC7008929
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Funding:
  U19 OH008868/OH/NIOSH CDC HHS/United States ; U19OH008868/ACL/ACL HHS/United States ; U19OH008858/OH/NIOSH CDC HHS/United States
• Volume:
  55
• Collection(s):
  CDC Public Access
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:78c0ef07412e8827b7a0cae6d04a1a026bb66cf7aee3e487dcde426e809ae5e8
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  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/85015/cdc_85015_DS1.pdf
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