Date of filling in this questionnaire or last update: 16/11/2020
1. JOB-EXPOSURE MATRICES
JEM name
  JEM-Constances
Institute
  WUSTL
Country
  United States
Contact person
  Brad Evanoff
Email
  bevanoff@wustl.edu
References (citation)
 

  • Ngabirano L, Fadel M, Leclerc A, Evanoff BA, Dale AM, Roquelaure Y, Descatha A. Comparison Between a Job-Exposure Matrix (JEM) Score and Self-Reported Exposures for Carrying Heavy Loads Over the Working Lifetime in the CONSTANCES Cohort. Ann Work Expo Health. 2020 Feb 27. pii: wxaa015. doi: 10.1093/annweh/wxaa015.
  • Yung M, Dale AM, Buckner-Petty S, Roquelaure Y, Descatha A, Evanoff BA. Musculoskeletal symptoms associated with workplace physical exposures estimated by a job exposure matrix and by self-report. Am J Ind Med. 2019 Nov 6. doi: 10.1002/ajim.23064.
  • Yung M, Evanoff BA, Buckner-Petty S, Roquelaure Y, Descatha A, Dale AM. Applying two general population job exposure matrices to predict incident carpal tunnel syndrome: A cross-national approach to improve estimation of workplace physical exposures. Scand J Work Environ Health. 2019 Oct. pii: 3855. doi: 10.5271/sjweh.3855.
  • Fadel M, Leclerc A, Evanoff BA, Dale AM, Ngabirano L, Roquelaure Y, Descatha A. Association between occupational exposure and Dupuytren’s contracture using a job-exposure matrix and self-reported exposure in the CONSTANCES cohort. Occup Environ Med. 2019 Nov. 76(11):845-848. doi: 10.1136/oemed-2019-105912

Year JEM was developed
  2019
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
  • Sedentary work
  • Standing work
  • Work with video display units (VDU)

Occupation Axis
  Yes
Coding system
 

  • ISCO 1988

Coding system (Number of digits used)
  4
Industry Axis
  No
Intensity
  Yes
Probability
  No
Duration
  No
Frequency
  No
Peaks
  No
Data source(s)
 

  • Expert assessment
  • Self-reported data

Studies to which the JEM has been applied: Texts
 

  • Constances Cohort and NIOSH upper-extremity MSD consortium

Availability
 

  • Upon request