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
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2421 Manufacturing (Sawmills) |
| Work setting and tasks | Driving and operating highway and off-highway logging trucks and stackers. |
| Work-related musculoskeletal problems found | Upper limb, neck, and back |
| Ergonomic risk factors found | Whole body vibration |
| Recommendations | Replacing truck seats with seats offering greater vibration isolation was recommended. Work practice changes, such as driving slower and not lifting loads that are so heavy as to lift the rear wheels off the ground, were recommended. Job rotation and shorter work shifts were suggested to reduce exposures to whole body vibration. |
| HETA/NTIS reference no. | HETA 83–349–1901 NTIS order no. PB–89–107–239 |