| Document ID (ISN) | 50869 |
| CIS number |
88-2088 |
| ISSN - Serial title |
0882-8032 - Applied Industrial Hygiene |
| Year |
1988 |
| Convention or series no. |
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| Author(s) |
Keyserling W.M., Punnett L., Fine L.J. |
| Title |
Trunk posture and back pain: Identification and control of occupational risk factors |
| Bibliographic information |
Mar. 1988, Vol.3, No.3, p.87-92. Illus. 21 ref. |
| Abstract |
A computer-aided system was developed to evaluate trunk posture during work by measuring the time spent in neutral and non-neutral postures. This system was used to assess postural risk factors in a case-referent study of back disorders in an automobile assembly plant. The use of non-neutral trunk postures, such as forward flexion, lateral bending, and axial twisting, was associated with reports of back pain. The results of this study suggest that job redesign and/or other methods for controlling non-neutral posture be implemented to reduce the risk of back pain on industrial jobs. A general approach to work station design, based on a mechanical model of the human skeletal system, is described. This model is used to develop specific job-design guidelines to prevent awkward trunk posture. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
work posture; motor vehicle industry; backache |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
computer analysis; ergonomic evaluation |
| Document type |
D - Periodical articles |
| Subject(s) |
Occupational physiology
|
| Broad subject area(s) |
Physiology, ergonomics
|
| Browse category(ies) |
Motor vehicle manufacturing industry
Work posture
Diseases of the musculoskeletal system
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