TY - GEN
T1 - Systematic reviews as evidence-base for dutch guidelines to assess musculoskeletal disorders as occupational disease: Examples of shoulder, knee and low back disorders
AU - van der Molen, Henk F.
AU - Frings-Dresen, Monique H. W.
AU - Kuijer, P. Paul F. M.
PY - 2019
Y1 - 2019
N2 - In The Netherlands, occupational physicians are obligated to report occupational diseases (ODs) to the Netherlands Center for Occupational Diseases (NCOD). Evidence-based occupational disease guidelines have been developed for musculoskeletal disorders. At the moment, the NCOD has 23 guidelines for work-related musculoskeletal disorders. The aim of this session is to explain the development of these criteria for the work-related assessment of subacromial pain syndrome, knee osteoarthritis and non-specific low back pain in the Netherlands. To enhance the application of these guidelines for ergonomic professionals, the exposure-criteria for the same job demands are categorized for instance in exerted hand force, movement, posture and vibration. When a job demand exceeds the exposure criteria, evidence is available that a worker has an increased risk of developing an occupational disease. For example, hand-arm elevation (≥60° 1 h/day), hand force (≥10% maximum voluntary force exertion) and hand-arm vibration (>2.5 m/s2 8 h/day) are examples of exposure criteria for the work-relatedness of subacromial pain syndrome. International comparison of OD exposure criteria and knowledge about corresponding effective preventive measures could be enhanced by scientific collaboration in defining evidence-based work-related diagnostic criteria and guidelines. The knowledge could be anchored in instruments and tools for ergonomic professionals.
AB - In The Netherlands, occupational physicians are obligated to report occupational diseases (ODs) to the Netherlands Center for Occupational Diseases (NCOD). Evidence-based occupational disease guidelines have been developed for musculoskeletal disorders. At the moment, the NCOD has 23 guidelines for work-related musculoskeletal disorders. The aim of this session is to explain the development of these criteria for the work-related assessment of subacromial pain syndrome, knee osteoarthritis and non-specific low back pain in the Netherlands. To enhance the application of these guidelines for ergonomic professionals, the exposure-criteria for the same job demands are categorized for instance in exerted hand force, movement, posture and vibration. When a job demand exceeds the exposure criteria, evidence is available that a worker has an increased risk of developing an occupational disease. For example, hand-arm elevation (≥60° 1 h/day), hand force (≥10% maximum voluntary force exertion) and hand-arm vibration (>2.5 m/s2 8 h/day) are examples of exposure criteria for the work-relatedness of subacromial pain syndrome. International comparison of OD exposure criteria and knowledge about corresponding effective preventive measures could be enhanced by scientific collaboration in defining evidence-based work-related diagnostic criteria and guidelines. The knowledge could be anchored in instruments and tools for ergonomic professionals.
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U2 - https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-96083-8_4
DO - https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-96083-8_4
M3 - Conference contribution
SN - 9783319960821
VL - 820
T3 - Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing
SP - 19
EP - 21
BT - Proceedings of the 20th Congress of the International Ergonomics Association (IEA 2018) - Volume III: Musculoskeletal Disorders
A2 - Tartaglia, Riccardo
A2 - Albolino, Sara
A2 - Alexander, Thomas
A2 - Bagnara, Sebastiano
A2 - Fujita, Yushi
PB - Springer Verlag
T2 - 20th Congress of the International Ergonomics Association, IEA 2018
Y2 - 26 August 2018 through 30 August 2018
ER -