Date of filling in this questionnaire or last update: 25/09/2023
1. JOB-EXPOSURE MATRICES
JEM name
Occupational Mechanical Job Exposure Index based on five Norwegian nationwide Surveys of Living Conditions on work environment
Institute
Faculty of Social Sciences, Department of Social Work, Child Welfare and Social Policy
Country
Norway
Contact person
Åsmund Hermansen
Email
asmuhe@oslomet.no
References (citation)
  • Hermansen, Å., Dahl, E. Constructing and validating an Occupational Mechanical Job Exposure Index based on five Norwegian nationwide Surveys of Living Conditions on work environment. BMC Public Health 22, 2028 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-022-14460-7
References (weblinks)
  • https://bmcpublichealth.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12889-022-14460-7
Attachments
Year JEM was developed
2022
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 2008
Coding system (Number of digits used)
4
Industry Axis
No
Intensity
Yes
Intensity categories/units
  • Qualitative (specify cut-off points, if applicable)
Specify: Qualitative (specify cut-off points)
Cut-off points for exposed vs. non-exposed
Probability
No
Duration
No
Frequency
No
Peaks
No
Data source(s)
  • Self-reported data
Relation with other JEMs
Hanvold, T. N., Sterud, T., Kristensen, P., & Mehlum, I. S. (2019). Mechanical and psychosocial work exposures. Scandinavian journal of work, environment & health, 45(3), 239-247.