title: [Relationship between performance rating and risk of low back pain in manufacturing line workers].
abstract: It is possible that the performance rating of line workers is affected by the risk factors for musculoskeletal disorders that are included in their work more so than by the actual takt time. To investigate whether performance rating relates to the risk factors for musculoskeletal disorders, we analyzed a dataset obtained from a self-administered questionnaire answered by assembly line workers (n=1579). As a result, performance rating had a significant association with unsuitable work environments, poor working postures and handling of heavy loads. The workers who reported the fastest rating had a higher exposure than others to the risk factors for occupational low back pain. The results of our study support the effectiveness of performance rating as an index of work burden.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ergonomics, Institute of Industrial Ecological Sciences, University of Occupational and Environmental Health Japan.
authors.forename: Yoshiyuki
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Higuchi
authors.forename: Atsushi
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Funahashi
authors.forename: Hiroyuki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Izumi
authors.forename: Masaharu
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kumashinro
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D059026:Diagnostic Self Evaluation; D006804:Ergonomics; D006801:Humans; D017116:Low Back Pain / Q000209:etiology*; D008297:Male; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D012307:Risk Factors