A Primer Based on Workplace Evaluations of Musculoskeletal Disorders
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Elements of Ergonomics Programs A Primer Based on Workplace Evaluations of Musculoskeletal Disorders |
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Toolbox Tray 1-A: NIOSH Investigations of WMSDs in Work Settings |
| Standard industrial classification |
3231 Manufacturing (Glass products) |
| Work setting and tasks | Specialty glass and mirrors. Grinding, buffing, polishing, and buffing tasks. |
| Work-related musculoskeletal problems found | Upper limb and neck |
| Ergonomic risk factors found | Repetitive and forceful exertions, awkward postures |
| Recommendations | Engineering control recommendations ranged from automating aspects of certain jobs to using special fixtures to hold the products. Continued job rotation for workers involved in certain tasks was suggested as an administrative control. |
| HETA/NTIS reference no. | HETA 89–137–2005 NTIS order no. PB–91–108–134 |