Name:  In DOCX there are four JEMs describing ergonomic demands either as independent JEMs describing only ergonomic demands or as a subgroup in JEMs concerning psychosocial work environment and ergonomic. The four JEMs varies according to type of measure, job title & industry classification system, data source and finally calendar period, see table below. ERGO-XMA is the only JEM based on the data source DWECS. The three other JEMs are all based on data from WEHD but with differences in type of measure and job title and industry classification system.

 

Reference: 

ERGO-XMA:

Elisabeth Framke, Jeppe Karl Sørensen, Kristina Alexanderson et al. Emotional demands at work and risk of long-term sickness absence in 1·5 million employees in Denmark: a prospective cohort study on effect modifiers. Lancet Public Health. 2021 Oct;6(10):e752-e759.

JEMSBHH-88/JEMSBBH-08/JEMSBBHPHYS-88:

Madsen IEH, Gupta N, Budtz-Jørgensen E, et al. Physical work demands and psychosocial working conditions as predictors of musculoskeletal pain: a cohort study comparing self-reported and job exposure matrix measurements. Occup Environ Med 2018; 75: 752-8.

Contact information: Ida E. H. Madsen, ihm@nrcwe.dk ; Reiner Rugulies, rer@nrcwe.dk ; Andreas Holtermann, aho@nrcwe.dk (all affiliated at the National Research Centre for the Working Environment, Copenhagen, Denmark)

Access: To obtain access to data follow the application procedure on this site. You will find an overview of the access posibilies to the JEM  here  Hent dokument.

Demographic dimensions: Demographics are available for sex and age.

Measures of exposure:

JEMSBBHPHYS, JEMSBBH-88 and JEMSBBH-08 are all based on the same 8 items:

  • Do you sit?
  • Do you walk or stand?
  • Do you work with your back twisted or bent forwards without supporting with your hands and arms?
  • Are your arms lifted to or above the shoulders?
  • Do you make the same arm-movements many times a minute (e.g. packing, mounting, machinework, carving)?
  • Do you squat or kneel when working?
  • Do you push or pull?
  • Do you carry or lift?

ERGO-XMA is based on the following 10 items:

  • Do you sit?
  • Do you stand in the same spot?
  • Do you work with your back twisted or bent forwards without supporting with your hands and arms?
  • Do you twist or bent many times per hour?
  • Are your arms lifted to or above the shoulders?
  • Do you work with your neck twisted or bent forwards?
  • Do you work with your hand twisted or bent in the wrist?
  • Do you make the same finger-movements many times a minute (e.g. keying of text)?
  • Do you make the same arm-movements many times a minute (e.g. packing, mounting, machinework, carving)?
  • Do you squat or kneel when working?

Measure of exposure of the different JEMs are described further in the table below.