Effect of systematic ergonomic hazard identification and control implementation on musculoskeletal disorder and injury risk

• Main Authors: Linda F Cantley (Author), Oyebode A Taiwo (Author), Deron Galusha (Author), Russell Barbour (Author), Martin D Slade (Author), Baylah Tessier-Sherman (Author), Mark R Cullen (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Nordic Association of Occupational Safety and Health (NOROSH), 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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OBJECTIVES: This study aimed to examine the effect of an ergonomic hazard control (HC) initiative, undertaken as part of a company ergonomics standard, on worker injury risk. METHODS: Using the company's ergonomic hazards database to identify jobs with and without ergonomic HC implementation an...