When is job rotation perceived useful and easy to use to prevent work-related musculoskeletal complaints?

Leider, Priscilla C.; Boschman, Julitta S.; Frings‐Dresen, Monique H. W.; Molen, Henk F. van der

doi:10.1016/j.apergo.2015.05.004

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“…It has been suggested that variation between work tasks during the working day may reduce the risk of developing WMSD (Luger et al, 2014). However, Leider et al (2015a) concluded that the evidence for the health benefits of job rotation is inconsistent, and that it may not be useful for all activities (Leider et al, 2015b). Bao et al (2015) found that job rotation involved higher biomechanical stresses, while Keir et al (2015) showed that there were beneficial effects on muscular loads.…”

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The importance of work organization on workload and musculoskeletal health – Grocery store work as a model

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The importance of work organization on workload and musculoskeletal healthGrocery store work as a model. General rights Copyright and moral rights for the publications made accessible in the public portal are retained by the authors and/or other copyright owners and it is a condition of accessing publications that users recognise and abide by the legal requirements associated with these rights.• Users may download and print one copy of any publication from the public portal for the purpose of private study or research.• You may not further distribute the material or use it for any profit-making activity or commercial gain • You may freely distribute the URL identifying the publication in the public portal AbstractWe have evaluated the consequences of work organization on musculoskeletal health. Using a postal questionnaire, answered by 1600 female grocery store workers, their main work tasks were identified and four work groups were defined (cashier, picking, and delicatessen work, and a mixed group, who performed a mix of these tasks). The crude odds ratios (ORs) for neck/shoulder complaints were 1.5 (95% CI 1.0-2.2), 1.1 (0.7-1.5) and 1.6 (1.1-2.3),respectively, compared to mixed work. Adjusting for individual and psychosocial factors had no effect on these ORs. For elbows/hands, no significant differences were found. Technical measurements of the workload showed large differences between the work groups. Picking work was the most strenuous, while cashier work showed low loads. Quantitative measures of variation revealed for mixed work high between minutes variation and the highest between/within minutes variation. Combining work tasks with different physical exposure levels increases the variation and may reduce the risk of musculoskeletal complaints. Word: 150Keywords: variation, physical exposure, job rotation HighlightsThe physical workload and musculoskeletal symptoms in grocery store workers are clarified Single work tasks had higher risk for musculoskeletal complaints than mixed ones Cashiers had the lowest physical loads but the highest level of musculoskeletal complaintsThe low variation for cashiers may explain their high risk of neck/shoulder complaints Combining work tasks with different workloads will improve the work situation 3

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The importance of work organization on workload and musculoskeletal health – Grocery store work as a model

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“…These results challenge the concept that job rotation is a good organisational strategy for preventing and controlling musculoskeletal disorders, particularly in work settings in which exposure levels cannot be reduced because of the characteristics of the job or through physical measures 4. However, translating these results to all manufacturing industries requires care, with a need to consider the specifics of the job, settings, and organisation preferences and necessities.…”

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“…Job rotation has been used as an administrative practice to train workers for new jobs so that they can acquire additional abilities at work, increase performance and autonomy, and improve organisational flexibility 3. Several studies also recommend job rotation as an effective intervention for mitigating physical and mental exposure, increasing satisfaction at work,4 and reducing monotony and boredom,5 thereby preventing musculoskeletal disorders and reducing absenteeism 6 7…”

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Effectiveness of job rotation for preventing work-related musculoskeletal diseases: a cluster randomised controlled trial

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“…Further studies are required with better methodological quality, and it is also necessary to consider alternative research designs (Schelvis et al, 2015) taking into account, among other factors, the specificities of each manufacturing industry and the possibilities within different production organizations. Identifying facilitators or barriers in each organizational level could also contribute to job-rotation planning and implementation (Leider et al, 2015b). …”

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“…The success depends also on training workers in several jobs and defining the specific parameters needed to generate the most effective job rotation in risk control and prevention of MSDs (Leider et al, 2015b). In order to be successful, the planning and implementing needs to identify physical, cognitive, and organizational demands; to determine exposure levels; and to evaluate and define how the job-rotation schedule will be created.…”

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Job rotation designed to prevent musculoskeletal disorders and control risk in manufacturing industries: A systematic review

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To better understand job rotation in the manufacturing industry, we completed a systematic review asking the following questions: 1) How do job-rotation programs impact work-related musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) and related risk control for these MSDs, as well as psychosocial factors? and 2) How best should the job rotation programs be designed? We searched MEDLINE, EMBASE, Business Source Premier, ISI Web of Knowledge, CINAHL, PsyINFO, Scopus, and SciELO databases for articles published in peer-reviewed journals. Eligible studies were examined by two independent reviewers for relevance (population of manufacturing workers, outcomes of musculoskeletal disease, physical factors, psychosocial factors, and strategies used in job-rotation implantation) and methodological quality rating. From 10,809 potential articles, 71 were read for full text analysis. Of the 14 studies included for data extraction, two were non-randomized control trial studies, one was a case-control study, and 11 were cross-sectional comparisons. Only one, with a case-control design, was scored with good methodological quality. Currently, weak evidence exists supporting job rotation as a strategy for the prevention and control of musculoskeletal disorders. Job rotation did not appear to reduce the exposure of physical risk factors; yet, there are positive correlations between job rotation and higher job satisfaction. Worker training has been described as a crucial component of a successful job-rotation program. The studies reported a range of parameters used to implement and measure job-rotation programs. More rigorous studies are needed to better understand the full impact of job rotation on production and health.

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When is job rotation perceived useful and easy to use to prevent work-related musculoskeletal complaints?

Cited by 16 publications

References 28 publications

The importance of work organization on workload and musculoskeletal health – Grocery store work as a model

The importance of work organization on workload and musculoskeletal health – Grocery store work as a model

Effectiveness of job rotation for preventing work-related musculoskeletal diseases: a cluster randomised controlled trial

Job rotation designed to prevent musculoskeletal disorders and control risk in manufacturing industries: A systematic review

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