Self-administered questionnaire and direct observation by checklist: Comparing two methods for physical exposure surveillance in a highly repetitive tasks plant

To link to full-text access for this article, visit this link: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.apergo.2008.04.001 Byline: Alexis Descatha (a)(b)(c)(d), Yves Roquelaure (e), Sandrine Caroly (f), Bradley Evanoff (g), Diane Cyr (a)(b)(c), Jean Mariel (h), Annette Leclerc (a)(b)(c) Keywords: Musculoskeletal disorders; Questionnaire; Physical exposure surveillance Abstract: We evaluated the agreement between a questionnaire and an observational checklist for exposure assessment in the setting of an upper-limb work-related musculoskeletal disorders (UWMSD) surveillance program in a population with a high level of physical exposures. Author Affiliation: (a) INSERM, U687, Saint-Maurice, F-94410, France (b) Universite Paris XI, IFR69, Villejuif, F-94807, France (c) Faculte de Medecine Paris-Ile-de-France-Ouest, Universite Versailles-Saint Quentin, France (d) Occupational Health Department, Poincare Teaching Hospital AP-HP, Garches, France (e) Laboratory of Ergonomics and Occupational Health, Angers, France (f) Laboratory of Ergonomics 'CRISTO', Grenoble, France (g) Division of General Medical Sciences, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, USA (h) Occupational Health Service of Anjou, Angers, France Article History: Received 25 May 2007; Accepted 2 April 2008