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National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health Worker Health and Safety Apps for Smartphones Gino Fazio NIOSH Office of Communication, Research to Practice California Industrial Hygiene Council December 4-6, 2017 NIOSH r2p Team

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National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health

Worker Health and Safety Apps for Smartphones

Gino Fazio NIOSH Office of Communication, Research to Practice

California Industrial Hygiene Council December 4-6, 2017

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NIOSH r2p Team

  • Institute-wide focus
  • Innovative solutions to bridge r2p gaps
  • Entrepreneurial thinking
  • Standard and novel approaches
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Why apps?

  • 77% of Americans now own a smartphone
  • 92% of 18- to 29-year-olds own a smartphone
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5,000,000

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30

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10

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Our determination process

  • Top webpages
  • Top publications
  • Top blogs
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Top NIOSH Webpages

  • NIOSH Pocket Guide
  • Heat Stress
  • Respirators
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Top NIOSH Publication Downloads

  • NIOSH Pocket Guide
  • Applications Manual for the Revised NIOSH Lifting Equation
  • Criteria for a Recommended Standard – Occupational Exposure to Heat

and Hot Environments

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Most Popular NIOSH Blog Posts

  • Noise
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Most Popular NIOSH Blog Posts

  • Heat stress
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Most Popular NIOSH Blog Posts

  • Respirators
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Top Topics and Publications

  • NIOSH Pocket Guide
  • Revised NIOSH Lifting Equation
  • Noise
  • Respirators
  • Heat Stress
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NIOSH Apps

Heat Safety Tool SLM NLE Calc mNPG

Heat Stress Noise Pocket Guide RNLE

*Respirator Selector in Development

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NIOSH Apps

Ladder Safety Heat Safety Tool Homecare Safety SLM NLE Calc ErgoMine mNPG

Heat Stress Noise Pocket Guide RNLE

*Respirator Selector in Development

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NIOSH Apps

Ladder Safety Heat Safety Tool Homecare Safety SLM NLE Calc ErgoMine mNPG

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Ladder-related Injuries

  • 500,000 people per year are treated
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Ladder-related Injuries Estimated annual cost of ladder injuries in the U.S. is…

$24 Billion

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Ladder-related Injuries

  • In 2011, work-related ladder fall injuries in the United States resulted:

– 113 fatalities – 15,460 nonfatal injuries – 34,000 nonfatal injuries treated in emergency departments

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Ladder-related Injuries

  • Who’s at risk?

– Male – Hispanic – Older – Self-employed – Work in smaller establishments – Work doing construction, maintenance, and repair

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Ladder-related Injuries

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Ladder-related Injuries

  • Workplace and at home
  • There are five major causes:

– Incorrect setup angle – Wrong ladder – Insufficient inspection – Improper ladder use – Lack of access to ladder safety tools and information

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Ladder Safety

  • App features:

– Angle Measuring Tool – Selection Tool – Inspection Tool – Proper Use Tool – Accessories Tool

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Ladder Safety: How it was made

  • External contract
  • Reviewed by NIOSH SMEs
  • Published to CDC app stores
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Hazardous Noise

  • Estimated 22 million workers are exposed yearly
  • Carries a high economic price
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Hazardous Noise

  • Hearing loss is the third-most common chronic physical condition
  • 11% has hearing difficulty
  • 24% of the hearing difficulty caused by occupational exposures
  • 8% has tinnitus
  • 4% has both hearing difficulty and tinnitus
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Sound Level Meter

  • App Features:

– Sound level readout (built-in or external mic) – Reports instantaneous sound level in A, C, or Z-weighted dBs – User-selectable weighting – Dose – Projected dose

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Sound Level Meter

  • App Features:

– Prevention information – Save and share data – Utilize GPS positioning

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Sound Level Meter

  • Raise workers’ awareness about noise
  • Help them make informed decisions
  • Serve as a research tool
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Sound Level Meter: How it was made

  • Collaborated with EA LAB
  • iOS only
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Heat Stress

  • Workers who are exposed to extreme heat or work in hot environments

may be at risk of heat stress.

  • Exposure to extreme heat can result in occupational illnesses and injuries.
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Heat Stress

  • Symptoms of Heat stress

– Heat stroke, heat exhaustion, heat cramps, or heat rashes. – Heat can also increase the risk of injuries in workers as it may result in sweaty palms, fogged-up safety glasses, dizziness, and burns.

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Heat Stress

  • Who’s at risk?

– Firefighters – bakery workers – Farmers – construction workers – Miners – boiler room workers – factory workers, and others

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Heat Stress

  • Who’s at risk?

– > 65 years of age – Overweight – Heart disease – High blood pressure – Take medications

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OSHA-NIOSH Heat Safety Tool

  • Features:

– Visual indicator of the current geographic heat index – Custom location, temperature, and humidity

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OSHA-NIOSH Heat Safety Tool

  • Features:

– Hourly forecast

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OSHA-NIOSH Heat Safety Tool

  • Features:

– Signs and symptoms and first aid

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OSHA-NIOSH Heat Safety Tool: How it was made

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Work-related Musculoskeletal Injuries

  • Exposure to repetitive motion, force, vibration, and

awkward positions put workers at risk

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Work-related Musculoskeletal Injuries

  • Globally, MSDs account for ~21% of the years people live with disabilities
  • Low back pain and neck pain among top five leading causes
  • In U.S. and Canada, more are unable to work because of MSDs than of any
  • ther group of diseases
  • For 20 years, the Revised NIOSH Lifting Equation has been the

international standard

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Work-related Musculoskeletal Injuries

  • Revised NIOSH lifting equation is complex
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Work-related Musculoskeletal Injuries

  • Revised NIOSH lifting equation is complex
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Work-related Musculoskeletal Injuries

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Work-related Musculoskeletal Injuries

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Work-related Musculoskeletal Injuries

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NLE Calc

  • Features

– Uses NRLE – Calculates CLI and LI

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NLE Calc

  • Features

– Promotes musculoskeletal health – Raises workers’ awareness about their job tasks – Helps workers make informed decisions about the potential hazards to their musculoskeletal health – Serves as job design guidelines for manual lifting tasks – Research tool to collect manual lifting data

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App Analytics

Lad adder er S Saf afet ety (May 2013) 2013) Sound und Level el M Met eter er (January 2017) 2017) Hea eat Saf afet ety T Tool (May 2017) 2017) NLE E Ca Calc (August 2017) 2017) T

  • tal Downloads

201,450 100,000 130,209 6,880 iOS 75% 100% 84% 83% Android 25% 16% 17%

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App Analytics

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App Analytics

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App Analytics

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App Analytics

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App Analytics

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App Analytics

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Contact

  • Gino Fazio
  • NIOSH
  • Communication/research

to practice

  • ggfazio@cdc.gov
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For more information, contact CDC 1-800-CDC-INFO (232-4636) TTY: 1-888-232-6348 www.cdc.gov The findings and conclusions in this report are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent the

  • fficial position of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.