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

  • Dalbøge et al. Cumulative occupational shoulder exposures and surgery for subacromial impingement syndrome: a nationwide Danish cohort study. Occup Environ Med 2014;71:750–756 . Dalbøge et al. Upper arm elevation and repetitive shoulder movements: a general population job exposure matrix based on expert ratings and technical measurements. Occup Environ Med 2016;0:1–8

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)
  • Repetitive work movements
  • Other (specify)

Ergonomics, Physical Workload, and Injury Related | Specify: Other
  Hand-arm vibration, computer work
Occupation Axis
  Yes
Coding system
 

  • ISCO 1988

Coding system (Number of digits used)
  4
Industry Axis
  No
Intensity
  Yes
Probability
  No
Duration
  Yes
Duration categories/levels
  Rated in ½ hour intervals
Frequency
  Yes
Frequency categories/levels
  moderate (≥4 to <15/min) or high (≥15/ min)
Peaks
  No
Data source(s)
 

  • Expert assessment
  • Direct measurements

Studies to which the JEM has been applied: Texts
 

  • • Dalbøge A, Frost A, Andersen JH, Svendsen SW. Risk of surgery for subacromial impingement syndrome in relation to intensities of occupational mechanical exposures across 10-year exposure time windows. 2018 Mar;75(3):176-182.

Validation studies done: Texts
 

  • • Dalbøge A, Hansson GA, Frost P, Andersen JH, Svendsen SW. Upper arm elevation and repetitive shoulder movements: a general population job exposure matrix based on expert ratings and technical measurements. Occup Environ Med. 2016 Aug;73 (8):553-60

Availability
 

  • Upon request