Ergonomic interventions for commercial crab fishermen

Ergonomic risk factors for low back pain in North Carolina crab pot and gill net commercial fishermen.

BACKGROUND The objective of this research was to determine the association between LBP that limited or interrupted fishing work and ergonomic low back stress measured by (1) self-reported task and (2) two ergonomic assessment methods of low back stress. METHODS Eligible participants were from a cohort of North Carolina commercial fishermen followed for LBP in regular clinic visits from 1999 t...

Ergonomic Interventions

Ergonomic interventions at Unimin

In 2004, management at Unimin’s Gleason, Tennessee, operation began implementing ergonomic interventions specifically targeted to reduce the risk of musculoskeletal injuries (MSIs). Together with corporate and site management, Unimin identified worksite hazards and began to modify work practices and equipment. Some interventions were relatively simple and were implemented immediately. Others, s...

The development and efficacy of safety training for commercial fishermen.

Commercial fishing is still the most dangerous occupation in the United States. Efforts to have more stringent safety regulations in this industry beginning in the 1960s, culminated in the Commercial Fishing Vessel Safety Act of 1988. The purpose of this paper is to provide a short history of the development of safety training in the United States and the current training infrastructure. This p...

The workload of fishermen: a cross sectional survey among Danish commercial fishermen.

BACKGROUND Fishery has always been perceived as a physically demanding industry of a manual character. In recent years the physical work environment has developed positively and consequently the current situation in not fully described in the existing literature. This study aims to describe the work environment of Danish fishermen with regard to their physical workload and ergonomic factors. ...