Exposure assessment of musculoskeletal disorder risk factors in hospital work: Inter-rater reliability of path observations

2005 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jungkeun Park ◽  
Jon Boyer ◽  
Jamie Tessler ◽  
Gustavo Perez ◽  
Laura Punnett
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Exposure Assessment ◽  
Musculoskeletal Disorder ◽  
Rater Reliability ◽  
Hospital Work ◽  
Disorder Risk

Exposure Assessment of Musculoskeletal Disorder Risk Factors in Hospital Work: Inter-Rater Reliability of Path Observations

2005 ◽  
Vol 49 (14) ◽  
pp. 1385-1389 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jungkeun Park ◽  
Jon Boyer ◽  
Jamie Tessler ◽  
Gustavo Perez ◽  
Laura Punnett
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Exposure Assessment ◽  
Musculoskeletal Disorder ◽  
Job Analysis ◽  
Healthcare Industry ◽  
Rater Reliability ◽  
Hospital Work ◽  
Ergonomic Exposure ◽  
Ergonomic Risk Factors ◽  
Ergonomic Risk

We examined the inter-rater reliability (IRR) of expert observations of ergonomic risk factors by four analysts. Ten jobs were observed at a hospital using a revision of the PATH method (Buchholz 1996). Two of four raters simultaneously observed each worker onsite. A total of 18 categorical exposure items were available for analysis. For most of the items, kappa coefficients were 0.4 or higher, showing that the IRR of the revised method was good. As predicted, agreement among observers was higher for the jobs with less rapid hand activity and for the analysts with more ergonomics and job analysis experience. The results show that the revised method can be reliably applicable to hospital work, and suggest that it can reasonably assess ergonomic exposure in any type of non-routine job across industries including healthcare industry.

scholarly journals The Importance of Exposure Assessment in Blue Collar Jobs: Construction as an Example

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Priyadarshini Dasgupta
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Risk Factor ◽  
Exposure Assessment ◽  
Musculoskeletal Disorder ◽  
Blue Collar ◽  
New Technique ◽  
Manual Handling ◽  
Physiological Outcomes

Exposure to musculoskeletal disorder (MSDs) risk factors are not only common but also omnipresent in almost every workplace. The purpose of this chapter is to describe how we can attempt to reduce the exposure to the risk factor in order to attain a reduction in negative physiological outcomes (like injuries and illnesses). Blue collar jobs are often subject to heavy manual handling and intervening these jobs with any new technique is burdensome. This chapter gives the example of construction job as a blue collar and hard to reach job in which an intervention was implemented in a systematic way.

A detailed analysis of musculoskeletal disorder risk factors among Japanese nurses

2006 ◽  
Vol 37 (2) ◽  
pp. 195-200 ◽  
Author(s):  
Derek R. Smith ◽  
Mutsuko Mihashi ◽  
Yasuko Adachi ◽  
Hatsuyo Koga ◽  
Tatsuya Ishitake
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Detailed Analysis ◽  
Musculoskeletal Disorder ◽  
Japanese Nurses ◽  
Disorder Risk

scholarly journals Inter-rater reliability of PATH observations for assessment of ergonomic risk factors in hospital work

Ergonomics ◽  
2009 ◽  
Vol 52 (7) ◽  
pp. 820-829 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jung-Keun Park ◽  
Jon Boyer ◽  
Jamie Tessler ◽  
Jeffrey Casey ◽  
Linda Schemm ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Rater Reliability ◽  
Hospital Work ◽  
Ergonomic Risk Factors ◽  
Ergonomic Risk
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