| ID (ISN) del documento | 110775 |
| Número CIS |
10-0420 |
| ISSN - Título de la serie |
0003-6870 - Applied Ergonomics |
| Año |
2010 |
| Número de serie |
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| Autor(es) |
Bidassie B., McGlothlin J.D., Goh A., Feyen R.G., Barany J.W. |
| Título |
Limited economic evaluation to assess the effectiveness of a university-wide office ergonomics program |
| Información bibliográfica |
May 2010, Vol.41, No.4, p.417-427. Illus. 29 ref.
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| Resumen |
The objective of this research was to evaluate the effectiveness of an office ergonomics programme at a major university in the United States. The relationship between office-related recordable injuries, reported lost time, severity of these injuries, and the workers' compensation paid was analyzed and the corresponding incident cost was calculated from 1995 to 2007. Since the beginning of the office ergonomics programme, the number of office cumulative trauma disorder (CTD) cases decreased by 53%. Since the official start (in 1999) of a 50-50 cost share agreement for office equipment purchases between the university's Safety and Health Department (SHD) and the university departments evaluated, it was observed that the incident rate decreased by 63%, lost time decreased by 71% and office-related carpal tunnel syndrome decreased by almost 50%. Other findings are discussed. |
| Descriptores (primarios) |
trabajo de oficina; enfermedades del aparato locomotor; ergonomía; instituciones de ensenanza; aspectos económicos |
| Descriptores (secundarios) |
Estados Unidos; absentismo por enfermedad; síndrome del túnel carpiano; lesiones consecutivas a esfuerzos repetitivos; valoración del programa; tasas de frecuencia |
| Tipo de documento |
D - Artículos periódicos |
| Tema(s) |
Ergonomia, organización del trabajo
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| Broad subject area(s) |
Fisiología, ergonomía
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| Navegación por categoria(s) |
Diseases of the musculoskeletal system
Aspectos económicos
Ergonomics
Office work
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