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Date of filling in this questionnaire or last update: 09/09/2021
1. JOB-EXPOSURE MATRICES
JEM name
  Physical workload factors JEM
Institute
  Finnish Institute of Occupational health
Country
  Finland
Contact person
  Svetlana Solovieva
Email
  svetlana.solovieva@ttl.fi
References (citation)
 

  • Solovieva et al. Development and validation of a job exposure matrix for physical risk factors in low back pain. PLoS One 2012;7(11):e48680.
References (weblinks)
 

  • https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3495969/pdf/pone.0048680.pdf
Year JEM was developed
  2012
Agents
 

  • Ergonomics, Physical Workload, and Injury Related
Ergonomics, Physical Workload, and Injury Related
 

  • Awkward work postures (e.g. kneeling/squatting, elevated arms, neck flection, back bent forward without support)
  • Physical work load (e.g. heavy lifting of people or objects, pushing/pulling)
  • Repetitive work movements
  • Standing work
Occupation Axis
  Yes
Coding system
 

  • ISCO 1988
Coding system (Number of digits used)
  4
Industry Axis
  No
Intensity
  No
Probability
  Yes
Duration
  Yes
Duration categories/levels
  differs by exposure
Frequency
  Yes
Frequency categories/levels
  differes by exposure
Peaks
  No
Data source(s)
 

  • Self-reported data
Studies to which the JEM has been applied: Texts
 

  • several on work disability and work participation
Validation studies done: Texts
 

  • Solovieva et al. Development and validation of a job exposure matrix for physical risk factors in low back pain. PLoS One 2012;7(11):e48680.
Validation studies done: Links
 

  • https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3495969/pdf/pone.0048680.pdf
Availability
 

  • Upon request
Strengths
  Gender-specific, Large number of occupations
Weaknesses
  Based on self-reports