Date of filling in this questionnaire or last update: 16/11/2020
1. JOB-EXPOSURE MATRICES
JEM name
  The Lower Body JEM
Institute
  Department of Occupational Medicine, Aarhus, Denmark
Country
  Denmark
Contact person
  Annett Dalbøge
Email
  anetaner@rm.dk
References (citation)
 

  • An Expert-Based Job Exposure Matrix for Large Scale Epidemiologic Studies of Primary Hip and Knee Osteoarthritis: The Lower Body JEM. Tine Steen Rubak 1 , Susanne Wulff Svendsen, Johan Hviid Andersen, Jens Peder Lind Haahr, Ann Kryger, Lone Donbæk Jensen, Poul Frost. Tine Steen Rubak 1 , Susanne Wulff Svendsen, Johan Hviid Andersen, Jens Peder Lind Haahr, Ann Kryger, Lone Donbæk Jensen, Poul Frost

References (weblinks)
 

  • https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/24927760/?from_term=tine+rubak&from_pos=5

Year JEM was developed
  2014
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)
  • Standing work
  • Other (specify)

Ergonomics, Physical Workload, and Injury Related | Specify: Other
  Whole-body vibration
Occupation Axis
  Yes
Coding system
 

  • ISCO 1988

Coding system (Number of digits used)
  4
Industry Axis
  No
Intensity
  Yes
Intensity categories/units
 

  • Quantitative (specify unit)

Specify: Quantitative (specify unit)
  Total load lifted (kg/day)
Duration
  Yes
Duration categories/levels
  mean number of hours per day spent standing/walking, kneeling/squatting, and exposed to whole-body vibration (in half-hour intervals)
Frequency
  Yes
Frequency categories/levels
  lifting loads weighing ≥20 kg (times/day)
Peaks
  No
Data source(s)
 

  • Expert assessment

Availability
 

  • Upon request

Strengths
  General JEM, expert ratings
Weaknesses
  Not technical measurements