[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 142 (Monday, July 25, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 44336-44337]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-18704]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) publishes a
list of information collection requests under review by the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) in compliance with the Paperwork Reduction
Act (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35). To request a copy of these requests, call
the CDC Reports Clearance Officer at (404) 639-5960 or send an e-mail
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Management and Budget, Washington, DC 20503 or by fax to (202) 395-
5806. Written comments should be received within 30 days of this
notice.
Proposed Project
Musculoskeletal Disorder (MSD) Intervention Effectiveness in
Wholesale/Retail Trade Operations-New--National Institute for
Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention (CDC).
Background and Brief Description
For the current study, the National Institute for Occupational
Safety and Health (NIOSH) and the Ohio Bureau of Workers Compensation
(OBWC) will collaborate on a multi-site intervention study at OBWC-
insured wholesale/retail trade (WRT) companies from 2011-2014. In
overview, MSD engineering control interventions [stair-climbing,
powered hand trucks (PHT) and powered truck lift gates (TLG)] will be
tested for effectiveness in reducing self-reported back and upper
extremity pain among 960 employees performing delivery operations in 72
WRT establishments using a prospective experimental design (multiple
baselines across groups with randomization). The costs of the
interventions will be funded through existing OBWC funds and
participating establishments. This study will provide important
information that is not currently available elsewhere on the
effectiveness of OSH interventions for WRT workers.
Twenty-four OBWC-insured WRT establishments will be recruited from
each of three total employee categories (<20 employees, 20-99
employees, and 100+ employees) for a total of 72 establishments with
3,240 employees. The study sub-sample (people, work groups or
workplaces chosen from the sampling frame) will be volunteer employees
at OBWC-insured WRT establishments who perform material handling tasks
related to the delivery operations of large items (such as appliances,
furniture, vending machines, furnaces, or water heaters) that are
expected to be impacted by the powered hand truck (PHT) and truck lift
gate (TLG) interventions. It is estimated that there will be 960
impacted employees in the recruited establishments, which will be
paired according to previous WC loss history and establishment size.
Within each pair, one establishment will be randomly chosen to receive
the PHT or TLG intervention in the first phase, and the other will
serve as a matched control until it receives the same intervention 12
months later.
The main outcomes for this study are self-reported low back pain
and upper extremity pain collected using surveys every three months
over a two-year period from volunteer WRT delivery workers at
participating establishments. Individuals will also be asked to report
usage of the interventions and material handling exposures every three
months over two years. Individuals will also be asked to complete an
annual health assessment survey at baseline, and once annually for two
years. A 20% sample of survey participants will also be asked to
participate in a clinical assessment of low back function at baseline,
and once annually for two years. In order to maximize efficiency and
reduce burden, a Web-based survey is proposed for the majority (95%) of
survey data collection. All collected information will be used to
determine whether there are significant differences in reported
musculoskeletal pain and functional back pain score ratios (pre/post
intervention scores) when intervention and control groups are compared,
while controlling for covariates. Once the study is completed, results
will be made available through the NIOSH Internet site and peer-
reviewed publications.
In summary, this study will determine the effectiveness of the
tested MSD interventions for WRT delivery workers and enable evidence
based prevention practices to be shared with the greatest audience
possible. NIOSH expects to complete data collection in 2014. There is
no cost to respondents other than their time. The total estimated
annual burden hours are 3,001.
Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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Number of Avg. burden per
Type of respondent Form name Number of responses per response (in
respondents respondent hours)
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Delivery Workers in Wholesale/ Self-reported low 960 9 5/60
Retail Trade (WRT) Operations. back pain.
Self-reported upper 960 9 5/60
extremity pain.
Self-reported 960 9 5/60
specific job tasks
and safety incidents.
Self-reported general 960 3 10/60
work environment and
health.
Informed Consent Form 960 1 5/60
(Overall Study).
Low Back Functional 192 3 20/60
Assessment.
Informed Consent Form 960 1 5/60
(Low Back Functional
Assessment).
Early Exit Interview. 106 1 5/60
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Dated: July 18, 2011.
Daniel Holcomb,
Reports Clearance Officer, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
[FR Doc. 2011-18704 Filed 7-22-11; 8:45 am]
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