Ergonomic interventions for the reduction of low back stress in framing carpenters in the home building industry

Mirka, Gary A.; Monroe, Mike J.; Nay, Todd; Lipscomb, Hester J.; Kelaher, Dan

doi:10.1016/s0169-8141(03)00025-8

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“…Studies were done in the USA and the Netherlands. Table 4 summarizes the description of evidence for the six studies (Hess et al, 2004;Holmstrom & Ahlborg, 2005;Holmstrom & Moritz, 1992;Mirka et al, 2003;Van der Molen et al, 2004;Vink et al, 2002;) that reported decreasing work demands or improving human • ) by 79% and 52%, respectively.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…The general outcomes of these studies were decreasing work demands and/or improved human abilities. The specific outcomes were reduction of frequency and duration of trunk flexion (Van der Molen et al, 2004); reduction of peak and average spine compression (Mirka et al, 2003); increase joint and muscle flexibility and endurance (Holmstrom & Ahlborg, 2005); reduced perceived workload (Vink et al, 2002); and increased productivity and job satisfaction (Mirka et al, 2003). 4.…”

Section: Human Factors and Ergonomics In Manufacturingmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…The outcome scores are, on average, marginal (0.67). The studies did not pay enough attention to the observation period across groups, except the studies by Luijsterburg et al (2005) and Mirka et al (2003) with an average score (1.0), and Holmstrom and Moritz (1992) with the maximum score (2.0). Figure 5, part A presents the detailed critical appraisal across the two studies in Group 1.…”

Section: Critical Appraisalmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…The articles used various methods for assessing outcomes, such as instrumentation methods: back pain monitor (BPM; Holmstrom & Ahlborg, 2005), Ohio State University LMM (Hess et al, 2004;Mirka et al, 2003,); observational methods as Task Recording and Analysis on Computer System (Luijsterburg et al, 2005;Van der Molen et al, 2004), videotaping and 3D strategic strength prediction program (SDSSPP; Vink et al, 2002), NIOSH Lifting Equation (Mirka et al, 2003), University of Michigan 3DSSPP (Mirka et al, 2003); and questionnaire methods (Holmstrom & Ahlborg, 2005;Ludewig & Borstad, 2003;Vink et al, 2002). All these methods provided information linking to intermediate measurements of musculoskeletal health, such as frequency and duration of flexion, bending, velocity and acceleration, compression force, muscle strength, and endurance.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…It is important to know very well what the stressors are and what the moderators are so that safety experts can set priorities and identify when to evaluate and intervene to reduce the rate of MSD through modifying work techniques (Luijsterburg et al, 2005;Van der Molen et al, 2004;Vink et al, 2002), improving tools and equipment (Hess et al 2004, Mirka et al, 2003Van der Molen et al, 2004,), providing worker training, and implementing exercise programs (Holmstrom & Ahlborg, 2005;Ludewig & Borstad, 2003).…”

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confidence: 99%

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Interventions in the construction industry: A systematic review and critical appraisal

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Musculoskeletal disorders (MSD) in the construction industry represent a significant problem resulting in days away from work, and the effective solution to this problem requires the implementation of useful interventions. This article presents a systematic review and critical appraisal of construction intervention studies to provide a basis for future research and practice. A comprehensive search of seven electronic databases-Medline, PubMed, Ergonomics Abstracts, Health and Safety Science Abstracts, BIOSIS, Psychinfo, and NIOSHTIC 2-was performed to identify relevant articles. Further, the methodological quality of identified studies was assessed by the Epidemiological Appraisal Instrument (EAI). Eight intervention studies linking and introducing the following aspects of the construction industry were identified: an intervention with reduced MSD; decreasing work demands; or increasing human abilities, comfort, or ease of use among workers. The methodological quality of the studies ranged between marginal and average. There is an urgent need for more construction intervention studies to fill the gaps in this research area. Moreover, future research and practice should avoid the limitations of past studies in order to ultimately reach the goal of effective interventions in the construction industry. C 2008 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.

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