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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3089 Manufacturing (Plastic products) |
| Work setting and tasks | Operating presses and finishing parts in a plant manufacturing plastic and fibrous glass products. |
| Work-related musculoskeletal problems found | Upper limb and neck |
| Ergonomic risk factors found | Static and forceful exertions, awkward postures |
| Recommendations | Provide stool or sit or stand bar, foot rail to relieve back and foot fatigue in jobs requiring standing work. Reposition press control buttons and tilt material bins to reduce reach distances. Furnish rounded, properly sized handles to finishing tools to distribute grip forces. |
| HETA/NTIS reference no. | HETA 91–003–2232 NTIS order no. PB–93–119–360 |