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Guidelines
forRetail
Grocery
Stores
OSHA 3192-05N
2004
U.S. Department of Labor
Ergonomics
for the Preventionof
Musculoskeletal Disorders
www.osha.gov
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Guidelines for Retail Grocery Stores 1
U.S. Department of Labor
Elaine L. Chao, Secretary
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
John L. Henshaw, Assistant Secretary
OSHA 3192-06N
2004
Guidelines for Retail Grocery Stores
Ergonomics for the Prevention
of Musculoskeletal Disorders
U.S. Department of Labor
Page 28
Guidelines for Retail Grocery Stores 27
References
(1) Food Marketing Institute. 1992.
Ergonomic Improvement of Scanning
Checkstand Designs. Washington, D.C.
(2) Clarke, Cynthia M., “Workplace injuries
and illnesses in grocery stores,” Compensation
and Working Conditions, Bureau of Labor
Statistics, December 19, 2003.
(3) Fall 2003 Liberty Mutual Workplace Safety
Index: Identifies the direct costs and leading
causes of workplace injuries. Liberty Mutual
Insurance Company. September 2003.
(4) Food Marketing Institute. 1995. Working
Smart in the Retail Environment – Ergonomics
Guide. Washington, D.C.
(5) E-mail from Supervalu Supermarkets, Inc.
to OSHA. 2003.
(6) National Institute for Occupational Safety
and Health (NIOSH). 1997. Musculoskeletal
Disorders (MSDs) and Workplace Factors – A
Critical Review of Epidemiologic Evidence for
Work-Related Musculoskeletal Disorders of
the Neck, Upper Extremity and Low Back.
National Institute for Occupational Safety and
Health (NIOSH) Publication #97-141. (3-18).
(7) Kennedy, S. et al. 1992. “Prevalence of
muscle-tendon and nerve compression
disorders in the hand and wrist of a working
population of grocery cashiers using laser
scanners.” Occupational and Environmental
Disease Research Unit, University of British
Columbia. March 15.
(8) Ryan, G. Anthony, “The prevalence of
musculo-skeletal symptoms in supermarket
workers,” Ergonomics, 1989, Vol. 32, No. 4,
359-371.
(9) Cohen, A., C. Gjessing, L. Fine, B.
Bernard, and J. McGlothlin. Elements of
Ergonomics Programs. March 1997.
National Institute for Occupational Safety and
Health (NIOSH). Publication # 97-117.
(10) Menzel, N. 1994. Workers’ Comp
Management from A to Z. OEM Press.
Chapters 11, 12, 19.
(11) Magyar, S. Jr. 1999. “Medical claim
management.” Professional Safety. March.
(12) Hendrick, H. W. 2003, Determining the
cost-benefits of ergonomics projects and
factors that lead to their success, Applied
Ergonomics. 34, 419-427.
(13) Allen, E. 1998. “Keeping grocery
checkout lines moving.” Risk Management.
January.
(14) Grocery Manufacturers of America, Food
Marketing Institute, Food Distributors
International. Supply Chain Packaging –
Voluntary Shipping Container Guidelines for
the U.S. Grocery Industry. 1999.
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Guidelines
forRetail
Grocery
Stores
OSHA 3192-05N
2004
U.S. Department of Labor
Ergonomics
for the Preventionof
Musculoskeletal Disorders
www.osha.gov
Page 2
Guidelines for Retail Grocery Stores 1
U.S. Department of Labor
Elaine L. Chao, Secretary
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
John L. Henshaw, Assistant Secretary
OSHA 3192-06N
2004
Guidelines for Retail Grocery Stores
Ergonomics for the Prevention
of Musculoskeletal Disorders
U.S. Department of Labor
Page 28
Guidelines for Retail Grocery Stores 27
References
(1) Food Marketing Institute. 1992.
Ergonomic Improvement of Scanning
Checkstand Designs. Washington, D.C.
(2) Clarke, Cynthia M., “Workplace injuries
and illnesses in grocery stores,” Compensation
and Working Conditions, Bureau of Labor
Statistics, December 19, 2003.
(3) Fall 2003 Liberty Mutual Workplace Safety
Index: Identifies the direct costs and leading
causes of workplace injuries. Liberty Mutual
Insurance Company. September 2003.
(4) Food Marketing Institute. 1995. Working
Smart in the Retail Environment – Ergonomics
Guide. Washington, D.C.
(5) E-mail from Supervalu Supermarkets, Inc.
to OSHA. 2003.
(6) National Institute for Occupational Safety
and Health (NIOSH). 1997. Musculoskeletal
Disorders (MSDs) and Workplace Factors – A
Critical Review of Epidemiologic Evidence for
Work-Related Musculoskeletal Disorders of
the Neck, Upper Extremity and Low Back.
National Institute for Occupational Safety and
Health (NIOSH) Publication #97-141. (3-18).
(7) Kennedy, S. et al. 1992. “Prevalence of
muscle-tendon and nerve compression
disorders in the hand and wrist of a working
population of grocery cashiers using laser
scanners.” Occupational and Environmental
Disease Research Unit, University of British
Columbia. March 15.
(8) Ryan, G. Anthony, “The prevalence of
musculo-skeletal symptoms in supermarket
workers,” Ergonomics, 1989, Vol. 32, No. 4,
359-371.
(9) Cohen, A., C. Gjessing, L. Fine, B.
Bernard, and J. McGlothlin. Elements of
Ergonomics Programs. March 1997.
National Institute for Occupational Safety and
Health (NIOSH). Publication # 97-117.
(10) Menzel, N. 1994. Workers’ Comp
Management from A to Z. OEM Press.
Chapters 11, 12, 19.
(11) Magyar, S. Jr. 1999. “Medical claim
management.” Professional Safety. March.
(12) Hendrick, H. W. 2003, Determining the
cost-benefits of ergonomics projects and
factors that lead to their success, Applied
Ergonomics. 34, 419-427.
(13) Allen, E. 1998. “Keeping grocery
checkout lines moving.” Risk Management.
January.
(14) Grocery Manufacturers of America, Food
Marketing Institute, Food Distributors
International. Supply Chain Packaging –
Voluntary Shipping Container Guidelines for
the U.S. Grocery Industry. 1999.
Page 29
28 Guidelines for Retail Grocery Stores
