Problem job is any job in which you must set up a full ergonomics program, including job hazard analysis. The employees selected for representative sampling analysis must be those who are reasonably believed to have the greatest exposure to WMSD hazards in the problem job, including each workshift, to correctly characterize and not underestimate the exposure of any employee in the problem job. Resources mean the provisions necessary to develop, implement and maintain an effective ergonomics program. Safety and health records are information generated at or for your workplace. Records include, for example, OSHA 200 logs, workers' compensation claims, WMSD-related medical reports and infirmary logs, employee reports of WMSDs or WMSD hazards, and insurance or consultant reports prepared for your workplace.
Symptoms can vary in their severity depending on the amount of exposure the employee has had.
Often symptoms appear gradually as muscle fatigue or pain at work that disappears during rest. Stiffness Temporary alternative duty jobs are assignments given to employees with WMSDs during the recovery period until the health care provider releases the employee from work restrictions. Work practice controls are controls that reduce the likelihood of exposure to WMSD hazards through alteration of the manner in which a job or physical work activities are performed. Work practice controls also act on the source of the hazard. However, instead of physical changes to the workstation or equipment, the protection work practice controls provide is based upon the behavior of managers, supervisors and employees to follow proper work methods.