Other Items : Musculoskeletal and Ergonomic Disorders

Back : Lower-Back

• Backs & Lifting Checklist 
• Backs & Lifting Training Guide
• A Biomechanical Analysis of Various Brick Sizes  
• Bright Idea #4: The "Binford Crab" Clamp
• Constructive Ideas: Balanced Tool Belts can Start Your Back Off in the Right Position  
• Construction Has High Rate of Musculoskeletal Claims
• Constructive Ideas: How to get Through a Day's Work and Still Have Something Left Over   
• Constructive Ideas: Overcome the "Don't sit on the job" attitude and your body will thank you  
• Constructive Ideas: Reduce Your Risk of Back Injury-- Let Your Equipment Do the Work   
• Constructive Ideas: Shovel Design Can Help to Reduce Forces on the Lower Back and Hands   
• Constructive Ideas: Using a Pipe Carriage Prevents Back, Shoulder, and Wrist Fatigue
• Don't Fall For It!
• Ergonomic Interventions to Reduce Back Injuries in the Home Building Industry  
• Evaluation and Management of Occupational Low Back Disorders  
• Getting a Grip
• Hazard Alert : Back Injuries  
• How Much Am I Allowed to Lift? 
• Impact of Spatial Factors on Bricklaying Ergonomics  
• Improving Safety Can Save You Money
• Lifting Guidelines
• Lifting Materials Can Hurt Your Back
• Measurement Strategies in the Application of Guidelines for Manual Materials Handling in Scaffolding  
• Musculoskeletal Injuries in the Masonry Trade
• Optimal Ergonomic Design of Concrete Cellular Blocks  
• A Prospective Study of Back Belts for Prevention of Back Pain and Injury
• Rebar Tying Machines - Part 2
• Self-Reported Musculoskeletal Symptoms and Perceived Job-Related Characteristics Among Mason Tenders  
• Summary of Stooped and Squatting Postures in the Workplace Conference Proceedings
• Using the Jack Hammer Safely
• Workplace Stretching Programs: The Rest of the Story

Back : Upper Back + Shoulder

• Backs & Lifting Checklist 
• Backs & Lifting Training Guide
• A Biomechanical Analysis of Various Brick Sizes  
• Bright Idea #8: McGovern Lever
• Construction Has High Rate of Musculoskeletal Claims
• Constructive Ideas: Balanced Tool Belts can Start Your Back Off in the Right Position  
• Constructive Ideas: How to get Through a Day's Work and Still Have Something Left Over   
• Constructive Ideas: Reduce Your Risk of Back Injury-- Let Your Equipment Do the Work   
• Constructive Ideas: Using a Pipe Carriage Prevents Back, Shoulder, and Wrist Fatigue
• The Effect of Overhead Drilling Position on Shoulder Moment and Electromyography  
• Evaluation and Management of Chronic Work-Related Muskuloskeletal Disorders of the Distal Upper Extremity  
• Hazard Alert : Back Injuries  
• Musculoskeletal Injuries in the Masonry Trade
• New Tools for Drywall Finishers May Reduce Injury Risk
• Promotion of Work Ability Among Cleaners  
• Summary of Stooped and Squatting Postures in the Workplace Conference Proceedings
• Suspending Tools prevent Back, Arm, and Shoulder Fatigue  

Forearm, Wrist, Hand

• Bright Idea #1: Spatula  
• Clinical Evaluation and Management of Work Related Carpal Tunnel Syndrome  
• Construction Has High Rate of Musculoskeletal Claims
• Constructive Ideas: Shovel Design Can Help to Reduce Forces on the Lower Back and Hands   
• Constructive Ideas: Using a Pipe Carriage Prevents Back, Shoulder, and Wrist Fatigue
• Easy Ergonomics: A Guide to Selecting Non-Powered Hand Tools
• Evaluation and Management of Chronic Work-Related Muskuloskeletal Disorders of the Distal Upper Extremity  
• Hand-Arm Vibration Checklist 
• Hand-Arm Vibration Training Guide
• Hand Tools Checklist
• Hand Tools Training Guide
• Hazard Alert : Choosing Safer Hand Tools in Construction  
• Legislation to Protect Workers From Mechanical Vibrations Approved
• Measurement Strategies in the Application of Guidelines for Manual Materials Handling in Scaffolding  
• Musculoskeletal Injuries in the Masonry Trade
• Pneumatic Nailer Injuries
• Rebar-Tying Machines - Part I
• Suspending Tools prevent Back, Arm, and Shoulder Fatigue  
• Using the Jack Hammer Safely

Knee

• Knee Pain and Discomfort
• Summary of Stooped and Squatting Postures in the Workplace Conference Proceedings

Leg, Ankle, and Foot

• Constructive Ideas: Overcome the "Don't sit on the job" attitude and your body will thank you  
• Summary of Stooped and Squatting Postures in the Workplace Conference Proceedings

Neck

• Bright Idea #5 : Crane Mirror 
• Promotion of Work Ability Among Cleaners  

All/Other

• ACCSH 1995-2, exh 15, Musculoskeletal Disorders in Construction
• ACCSH 1996-1, exh 5, Musculoskeletal Disorders Recommendations
• ACCSH 1996-1, exh 18, Musculoskeletal Disorders Working Group Report
• Ailments Pose Dilemma for Workers' Comp.
• The Construction Chart Book, Fourth Edition
• Construction Ergonomics Checklist
• Constructive Ideas: Job Rotation Gives the Body a Break  
• Don't Fall For It!
• Ergonomics Awareness Training for Construction Workers
• Ergonomics Class Popular With Operating Engineers
• Ergonomics in Construction : Management and Worker Perceptions  
• Ergonomics in Construction : Where Does it Hurt?  
• An Ergonomics Training Intervention With Construction Workers : Effects on Behavior and Perceptions  
• Follow-up Study of Muskuloskeletal Injuries Among Construction Workers  
• Hazard Alert: Lyme Disease in Construction  
• Hexavalent Chromium
• Preventing Musculoskeletal Injuries  
• Too High a Price: Kuderer
• Musculoskeletal Disorders in Hungarian Construction Apprentices  
• Work-related Musculoskeletal Disorders of the Neck, Back, and Upper Extremity in Washington State, 1990-1998
• Summary of Stooped and Squatting Postures in the Workplace Conference Proceedings