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Construction ergonomics checklist.
Authors
The Center to Protect Workers' Rights
Source
Silver Spring, MD: The Center to Protect Workers' Rights, 1997 Jan; :1-6
NIOSHTIC No.
20040014
Abstract
Checklist for labor and management to use jointly to survey the worksite periodically for ergonomic hazards. Helps users develop an "eye" for ergonomic hazards on the jobsite. Covers categories of Materials handling, Tools, Repetitive work, Awkward postures, Standing, Surface for walking and working, Seating, Production pressures, Training, and Musculoskeletal symptoms), with a summary section for prioritizing hazards and solutions.
Keywords
Construction-workers; Construction-industry; Construction-materials; Construction-equipment; Injury-prevention; Job-analysis; Work-performance; Worker-health; Human-factors-engineering; Humans; Ergonomics; Health-hazards; Musculoskeletal-system; Musculoskeletal-system-disorders; Physiological-factors; Repetitive-work; Posture; Tools; Manual-materials-handling; Materials-handling
Contact
The Center to Protect Workers' Rights, Suite 1000, 8484 Georgia Ave., Silver Spring, MD, 20910
Publication Date
19970101
Document Type
Other
Funding Amount
1910134
Funding Type
Cooperative Agreement; Construction
Fiscal Year
1997
Identifying No.
Cooperative-Agreement-Number-U02-CCU-312014
Priority Area
Construction
Source Name
Construction Ergonomics Checklist
State
MD
Performing Organization
Center to Protect Workers' Rights
Page last reviewed: May 11, 2023
Content source:
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
Education and Information Division