- Tytuł:
- Comparison of Ergonomic Risk Assessment Output in Four Sawmill Jobs
- Autorzy:
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Jones, T.
Kumar, S. - Powiązania:
- https://bibliotekanauki.pl/articles/90305.pdf
- Data publikacji:
- 2010
- Wydawca:
- Centralny Instytut Ochrony Pracy
- Tematy:
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physical ergonomics
exposure assessment
musculoskeletal risk assessment
job analysis
prevention and control - Opis:
- The objectives of this study were to examine the agreement between 5 ergonomic risk assessment methods calculated on the basis of quantitative exposure measures and to examine the ability of the methods to correctly classify 4 at risk jobs. Surface electromyography and electrogoniometry were used to record the physical exposures of 87 sawmill workers performing 4 repetitive jobs. Five ergonomic risk assessment tools (rapid upper limb assessment [RULA], rapid entire body assessment [REBA], American conference of governmental industrial hygienist’s threshold limit value for mono-task hand work [ACGIH TLV], strain index [SI], and concise exposure index [OCRA]) were calculated. Dichotomization of risk to no risk and at risk resulted in high agreement between methods. Percentage of perfect agreement between methods when 3 levels of risk were considered was moderate and varied by job. Of the methods examined, the RULA and SI were best (correct classification rates of 99 and 97% respectively). The quantitative ACGIH-TLV for mono-task hand work and Borg scale were worst (misclassification rates of 86 and 28% respectively).
- Źródło:
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International Journal of Occupational Safety and Ergonomics; 2010, 16, 1; 105-111
1080-3548 - Pojawia się w:
- International Journal of Occupational Safety and Ergonomics
- Dostawca treści:
- Biblioteka Nauki
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