HARM overview and its application: some practical examples...Hand Arm Risk Assessment Method

The Hand Arm Risk Assessment Method (HARM 1.0) has been developed for occupational health officers to perform risk assessments of developing arm, neck or shoulder pain during hand arm tasks. The tool can also help in finding solutions for risk reduction and estimating their effect on the risk level....

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Publicado en:Work Vol. 41; pp. 4004 - 4010
Autores principales: Soares, Marcelo M., Jacobs, Karen, Douwes, Marjolein, de Kraker, Heleen
Formato: pictorial Journal Article
Publicado: Sage Publications Inc. 2012 Supplement
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Sumario:The Hand Arm Risk Assessment Method (HARM 1.0) has been developed for occupational health officers to perform risk assessments of developing arm, neck or shoulder pain during hand arm tasks. The tool can also help in finding solutions for risk reduction and estimating their effect on the risk level. In this paper the status of affairs and the practical application of HARM is described. The usage of HARM is explained and illustrated with the risk assessment of a specific hand arm task. In addition, the experiences with the application of HARM by a stone factory in The Netherlands are described.