Journal article
Development and Evaluation of a Questionnaire to Document Worker Exposures to Mechanical Loading at a Workplace Level
Abstract
OCCUPATIONAL APPLICATIONS Despite many biomechanical risk factors being clearly linked to the development of musculoskeletal disorders, little measurement of the prevalence of physical loads in workplaces is being conducted. Through a collaborative partnership with unions, a health and safety organization, and researchers, this project developed and tested a questionnaire to document exposures to physical workloads in workplaces. Surveys were …
Authors
Yazdani A; Bigelow P; Carlan N; Naqvi S; Robson LS; Steenstra I; McMillan K; Wells R
Journal
IISE Transactions on Occupational Ergonomics and Human Factors, Vol. 4, No. 1, pp. 38–53
Publisher
Taylor & Francis
Publication Date
January 2, 2016
DOI
10.1080/21577323.2016.1179701
ISSN
2472-5838