Vertically Integrated Participatory Ergonomics Resources (VIPER) for Prevention of Musculoskeletal Disorders in Grocery Workers and Grocery Warehouse Employees
Eastern Washington University, Department of Physical Therapy
Project Summary
Implement a comprehensive participatory ergonomics program for grocery store workers. Move the participatory ergonomics approach vertically to workers in a warehouse that supplies the grocery stores. Will include awareness training for all workers within a store and post-training educational outreach.
Amount Awarded: $188,610
Products
Participatory Ergonomics Program to Address Musculoskeletal Disorder Risk in the Grocery Industry (1.24 MB PPT) (Poster).- Ergonomic Exposure Assessment: A Case Report from the Grocery Industry (725 KB PPT) (Poster).
Ergonomic Exposure Assessment Methods for Identifying Musculoskeletal Disorder Risk in the Workplace: An Example from the Grocery Industry (15.12 MB PDF).- Ergonomics Awareness Training for Grocery Workers Module.
- Ergonomics Process Plan (57 KB PDF).
VIPER Powerpoint Presentations (77 MB ZIP).- VIPER Project Discover E Magazine (11.72 MB PDF).
- VIPER Tip Sheet - Grips (156 KB PDF).
- VIPER Tip Sheet - Lifting (131 KB PDF).
