| The effects of job rotation on the risk of reporting low back pain. | |
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MedLine Citation:
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PMID: 12775488 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
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Job rotation has been widely recommended as an administrative control to reduce the risk of developing work-related musculoskeletal disorders. However, evidence of its benefits are hard to find in the literature. The effect of job rotation on predictions for the risk of reporting low back pain was estimated using Low Back Pain Reporting (LBPR) and Time Weighted Average (TWA) approaches. Index scores calculated using the peak hand force, the peak L4/L5 shear force and the L4/L5 moment cumulated over the entire shift were used to estimate the effects of job rotation on the probability of reporting low back pain. Simulations of realistic rotations between two jobs showed that workers in low demand jobs who rotate into higher demand jobs experience a linear increase in reporting probability using the TWA approach. With the LBPR approach a step increase in reporting probability occurred because of the immediate exposure to the peak loading parameters associated with the more demanding job. With a 50-50 rotation the TWA and LBPR index scores increased by 39% and 57%, respectively. With the LBPR approach the redistribution of risk was not uniform with job rotation. The increase was greater for those who rotated into the demanding job compared to the reduction experienced by those who rotated out of the demanding job. The effects of job rotation are not easily estimated because of the complex effect that mixing jobs has on peak and cumulative tissue loading. |
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Authors:
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Mardon B Frazer; Robert W Norman; Richard P Wells; Patrick W Neumann |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Ergonomics Volume: 46 ISSN: 0014-0139 ISO Abbreviation: Ergonomics Publication Date: 2003 Jul |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2003-05-30 Completed Date: 2003-08-07 Revised Date: 2006-11-15 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 0373220 Medline TA: Ergonomics Country: England |
Other Details:
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Languages: eng Pagination: 904-19 Citation Subset: IM; S |
Affiliation:
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Department of Kinesiology, Faculty of Applied Health Sciences, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada N2L 3G1. frazer@uwaterloo.ca |
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Adult Cumulative Trauma Disorders / epidemiology*, physiopathology Humans Job Satisfaction Low Back Pain / epidemiology*, physiopathology Middle Aged Occupational Health* Personnel Staffing and Scheduling* Probability Risk Self Disclosure* Time |
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