Hazard surveillance at NIOSH.

New Reports from the NIOSH Health Hazard Evaluation Program

Evaluation of Musculoskeletal Disorders and Traumatic Injuries Among Employees at a Poultry Processing Plant Kristin Musolin Jessica G. Ramsey James T. Wassell David L. Hard Charles Mueller The Health Hazard Evaluation Program received a request from a poultry processing plant. In response to this request, NIOSH investigators evaluated ergonomic hazards, nerve damage in employees’ hands and wri...

A consensus method for updating psychosocial measures used in NIOSH health hazard evaluations.

OBJECTIVE An expert panel was convened to select practical, valid psychosocial measures for use during National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health field investigations. METHODS A taxonomy of psychosocial constructs was developed using existing taxonomies and criteria regarding the malleability, actionability, and validity of constructs. Panel members identified measures for each con...

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This clinical epidemiological study will determine if farm workers chronically exposed to organophosphate pesticides (OP) in field work have quantifiable nervous system abnormalities after an exposure season and whether these changes are persistent after a several month period of non-exposure. This cross-sectional study with a follow-up component will compare 50 female orchard farmworkers with ...

NIOSH fills void with surveillance of injuries to youth living on U.S. farms.

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Muscle pain is often experienced by workers who have to move repeatedly and/or forcibly. The cumulative trauma disorder that results from repetitive movements is difficult to anticipate and prevent. The present study uses a rodent model to: (1) determine the factors which produce dysfunctional muscles, (2) document changes in the matrix and myofibers which lead to pathologic muscles, and (3) st...