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Mining Publication: Job Design: An Effective Strategy for Reducing Back Injuries
Keywords: Back injuries Ergonomic design Ergonomics programs Job analysis Proper work techniques 
 Task analysis
Original creation date: January 1994
Authors: CA Hamrick, S Gallagher
NIOSH/USBM Numbered Publication - January 1994
Download PDF Document (8.49 MB)
NIOSHTIC2 Number: 10005494
In: Peters RH, ed. Improving Safety at Small Underground Mines. United States Department of the Interior, Bureau of Mines SP 18-94, 1994; :48-54
The U.S. Bureau of Mines conducted research to reduce musculoskeletal injuries. Occupationally related musculoskeletal injuries pose a significant problem to the mining industry. Ergonomics can help to reduce the costs associated with these injuries. Mines can institute committees to solve ergonomic problems. These committees should include representatives from management, the labor force, and the medical department. Various analysis techniques, such as job safety analysis, task analyses, materials-handling flowcharts, and preliminary hazards analysis can be used to identify ergonomic problems in and around a mine. Once hazards have been identified, then solutions can be formulated and implemented. The preferred strategy is to redesign the job by eliminating the hazard, removing the worker from exposure, or mechanizing the task. If these strategies are infeasible, then the job should be designed so that it can be performed within the workers' capabilities. After any ergonomic solution is implemented, a followup analysis should be performed to ensure the effectiveness of the change and to guard against the introduction of any new ergonomic or safety hazards. Physical fitness programs and training can be used to supplement job redesign. By effectively instituting sound ergonomic implementation strategies, the costs associated with musculoskeletal disorders can be reduced.
Image of publication Job Design: An Effective Strategy for Reducing Back InjuriesNIOSH/USBM Numbered Publication - January 1994
Download PDF Document (8.49 MB)
NIOSHTIC2 Number: 10005494
In: Peters RH, ed. Improving Safety at Small Underground Mines. United States Department of the Interior, Bureau of Mines SP 18-94, 1994; :48-54
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Implementation of an Ergonomics Process at a US Surface Coal Mine
Job Training Analysis: A Process for Quickly Developing a Roadmap for Teaching and Evaluating Job Skills
Nature and Cost of Low Back Pain
Task Analysis
Task-Specific Postures in Low-Seam Underground Coal Mining
Toward a Typology of Dynamic and Hazardous Work Environments
Page last reviewed: September 21, 2012
Page last updated: September 21, 2012
Content source: National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Mining Program
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