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ArticleApplied ergonomics2016

Observed use of voluntary controls to reduce physical exposures among sheet metal workers of the mechanical trade.

Ann Marie Dale, Kim Miller, Bethany T Gardner, Ching-Ting Hwang, Bradley Evanoff, Laura Welch

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Article in Applied ergonomics, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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6 authors.

Ann Marie DaleWashington University School of Medicine, Division of General Medical Sciences, Campus Box 8005, 660 S. Euclid Avenue, Saint Louis, MO 63110, USA. Electronic address: adale@dom.wustl.edu.
Kim MillerWashington University School of Medicine, Division of General Medical Sciences, Campus Box 8005, 660 S. Euclid Avenue, Saint Louis, MO 63110, USA; Washington University School of Medicine, Program in Physical Therapy, 4444 Forest Park Avenue, Campus Box 8502, Saint Louis, MO 63108, USA.
Bethany T GardnerWashington University School of Medicine, Division of General Medical Sciences, Campus Box 8005, 660 S. Euclid Avenue, Saint Louis, MO 63110, USA.
Ching-Ting HwangWashington University School of Medicine, Program in Physical Therapy, 4444 Forest Park Avenue, Campus Box 8502, Saint Louis, MO 63108, USA.
Bradley EvanoffWashington University School of Medicine, Division of General Medical Sciences, Campus Box 8005, 660 S. Euclid Avenue, Saint Louis, MO 63110, USA.
Laura WelchThe Center for Construction Research and Training (CPWR), 8484 Georgia Avenue, Silver Spring, MD 20910, USA.

Funding

NATL CTR FOR CONSTRUCTION SAFETY & HEALTH RESEARCHU60OH009762 · OH · CENTER FOR CONSTRUCTION RES AND TRAINING · PI CAIN, CHRISTINA TRAHAN · 2009 to 2023
$84.6M
Post-Offer Screening and Risk Factors for CTSR01OH008017 · OH · WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY · PI EVANOFF, BRADLEY A · 2004 to 2013
$4.9M
ACL HHS U60OH009762NIOSH CDC HHS R01 OH008017NIOSH CDC HHS R01 OH008017-01NIOSH CDC HHS U60 OH009762NIOSH CDC HHS U60OH009762-01
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionLittle is known about the transfer into the workplace of interventions designed to reduce the physical demands of sheet metal workers.

methodsWe reviewed videos from a case series of 15 sheet metal worksite assessments performed in 2007-2009 to score postures and physical loads, and to observe the use of recommended interventions to reduce physical exposures in sheet metal activities made by a NIOSH stakeholder meeting in 2002.

resultsWorkers showed consistent use of material handling devices, but we observed few uses of recommended interventions to reduce exposures during overhead work. Workers spent large proportions of time in awkward shoulder elevation and low back rotation postures.

conclusionsIn addition to the development of new technologies and system designs, increased adoption of existing tools and practices could reduce time spent in awkward postures and other risks for musculoskeletal disorders in sheet metal work.

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AdultConstruction IndustryHumansMaleMusculoskeletal DiseasesOccupational DiseasesOccupational ExposurePostureVideo RecordingWeight-BearingIntervention studyMusculoskeletal injuriesTechnology transfer

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PMID26360196
PMCPMC4631612

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