Title :
The strain index to analyze jobs for risk of distal upper extremity disorders: Model validation
Author :
Garg, Arun ; Moore, J. Steven ; Kapellusch, Jay M.
Author_Institution :
Univ. of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Milwaukee
Abstract :
In 1995, Moore and Garg developed a method to analyze jobs to determine risk of distal upper extremity disorders-The Strain Index. Since then the Strain Indexhas been used worldwide. This paper describes the Strain Index briefly, summarizes model validation studies, and likely future revisions to the model.
Keywords :
occupational health; risk analysis; Strain Index; distal upper extremity disorder; job analysis; risk determination; Capacitive sensors; Extremities; Industrial engineering; Occupational health; Psychology; Public healthcare; Risk analysis; Wrist; distal upper extremity disorders; job analysis;
Conference_Titel :
Industrial Engineering and Engineering Management, 2007 IEEE International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Singapore
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1529-8
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1529-8
DOI :
10.1109/IEEM.2007.4419239
