| 1. JOB-EXPOSURE MATRICES |
|
JEM name
|
|
EuroJEM: Physical workload
|
|
Institute
|
|
Finnish Institute of Occupational Health
|
|
Country
|
|
Finland
|
|
Contact person
|
|
Svetlana Solovieva
|
|
Email
|
|
svetlana.solovieva@ttl.fi
|
|
References (citation)
|
- Solovieva S et al.. Development of a gender-specific European job exposure matrix (EuroJEM) for physical workload and its validation against musculoskeletal pain. Scand J Work Environ Health. 2025 Mar 1;51(2):119-129. doi: 10.5271/sjweh.4203. Epub 2024 Dec 16. PMID: 39680844
|
|
References (weblinks)
|
- file:///C:/Users/ssol/Downloads/119_129_solovieva-1.pdf
|
|
Year JEM was developed
|
|
2024
|
|
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)
|
|
Occupation Axis
|
|
Yes
|
|
Coding system
|
|
|
|
Coding system (Number of digits used)
|
|
4
|
|
Industry Axis
|
|
No
|
|
Intensity
|
|
No
|
|
Probability
|
|
Yes
|
|
Probability categories/levels
|
|
Categories based on proportion of exposed: 0=0–5%; 1=6–24%; 2=25–49%; 3=50–74%; 4=75–100%
|
|
Duration
|
|
No
|
|
Frequency
|
|
No
|
|
Peaks
|
|
No
|
|
Data source(s)
|
- Expert assessment
- Self-reported data
|
|
Relation with other JEMs
|
|
JEM was developed via harmonization of the Finnish JEM for physical workload, Norwegian mechanical JEM, Swedish JEM and JEM CONSTANCES
|
|
Validation studies done: Texts
|
- Predictive validity against musculoskeletal pain
|
|
Validation studies done: Links
|
- file:///C:/Users/ssol/Downloads/119_129_solovieva-1.pdf
|
|
Availability
|
|
|
|
Strengths
|
|
JEM showed a good predictive validity, suggesting that it can be an effective tool for exposure assessment in large-scale European epidemiological studies
|
|
Weaknesses
|
|
Data material for the harmonized variables in the included national JEMs were collected between 1997 and 2019, only one average measure for the time period covered in each JEM and for each exposure was available
|
