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