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Work-related musculoskeletal disorders cause chronic pain and functional impairment, impose heavy costs on society, and reduce productivity. In this position paper from the Scientific Committee for Musculoskeletal Disorders of the ICOH, the most important risk factors at work are described. « Less
Washington — Journal Article — 7/1/1996 — 1 Views
A small cross-sectional study of upper extremity disorders was conducted in two departments of a pulp and paper mill. The objective of the study was to determine the prevalence of upper extremity disorders and identify any associated work place risk factors in long cycle jobs with multiple tasks of varying duration. « Less
Washington — Journal Article — 6/2/1996 — 1 Views
A small cross-sectional study of upper extremity disorders was conducted in two departments of a pulp and paper mill. The objective of the study was to determine the prevalence of upper extremity disorders and identify any associated work place risk factors in long cycle jobs with multiple tasks of varying duration. « Less
Washington — Journal Article — 6/1/1996 — 0 Views
Washington State building specifications require that all newly constructed public buildings be flushed out with fresh air at ambient temperature for 90 days prior to occupancy in an attempt to reduce air contaminants thought to be associated with construction materials and new furnishings. This study was conducted to evaluate the efficacy of such a flushout in a new office building. « Less
Washington — Journal Article — 6/1/1996 — 0 Views
Due to unsatisfactory productivity, a large company in the Swedish manufacturing industry decided to rationalize their assembly system. The intended rationalization comprised several changes with deliberate ergonomic implications. The main aim of the present study was to evaluate the impact of the rationalization on the physical work load of the operators. « Less
Washington — Journal Article — 4/1/1996 — 0 Views
Different procedures have been used for normalization of upper trapezius electromyographic (EMG) amplitudes. This complicates comparisons between studies. The present study aimed at investigating the influence of some commonly used trapezius EMG normalization procedures on the results of ergonomic analyses, as well as the test-retest repeatability of these procedures. « Less
Washington — Journal Article — 12/1/1995 — 0 Views
This study compares the viewpoints of psychiatric hospital employees and patients as to situational and interactional factors that are related to patient assaults on staff. Sixty-nine patients from eight high-assault wards in two state psychiatric hospitals were interviewed to identify hospital practices and aspects of the physical environment that they believed to be related to assaultive behavior. « Less
Washington — Journal Article — 9/1/1995 — 1 Views
Occupational Health Surveillance publication from the Safety And Health Assessment And Research for Prevention -- SHARP -- program of the Washington State Department of Labor & Industries « Less
Washington — Technical Report — 3/1/1995 — 1 Views
The objective of this study was to quantify health symptom reports in four "nonproblem" buildings and to assess the relationship between symptoms and air quality measures, workstation characteristics, and psychosocial aspects of the workplace. « Less
Washington — Journal Article — 2/1/1995 — 1 Views
Two cases of atrial fibrillation and one case of sudden death occurred in workers exposed to trifluorotrichloroethane (CFC 113) as a solvent/degreasing agent. « Less
Washington — Journal Article — 5/1/1994 — 1 Views
