Table 1:

Survey Sections Used to Determine Exposure Control Groups

This part of the survey asks about your daily work tasks and if you experienced certain safety incidents in the last three MONTHS. For Questions 34–37, please rate how often on average you performed the following tasks in your daily work over the LAST 3 MONTHS.
34: Handling objects or stacked loads over 100 lbs. (such as appliances, large electronics equipment)?	-Never (0% of the time) – if Never, go to Question 38 -Occasional (1–33% of the time) -Frequent (34–66% of the time) -Regular (67–100% of the time)
• 35: How often was the new Safety Grant equipment used to handle objects or stacked loads over 100 lbs.?	-Never (0% of the time) -Occasional (1–33% of the time) -Frequent (34–66% of the time) -Regular (67–100% of the time) -Not applicable (Safety Grant equipment not in place yet)
• 36: How often was another tool (such as a regular hand truck) used to handle objects or stacked loads over 100 lbs.?	-Never (0% of the time) -Occasional (1–33% of the time) -Frequent (34–66% of the time) -Regular (67–100% of the time)
• 37: How often did you use your body strength alone to handle large objects or stacked loads?	-Never (0% of the time) -Occasional (1–33% of the time) -Frequent (34–66% of the time) -Regular (67–100% of the time)
38: Handling objects or stacked loads 50–100 lbs. (such as large boxes, shipping containers)?	-Never (0% of the time) – if Never, go to Question 42 -Occasional (1–33% of the time) -Frequent (34–66% of the time) -Regular (67–100% of the time)
• 39: How often was the new Safety Grant equipment used to handle objects or stacked loads 50–100 lbs.?	-Never (0% of the time) -Occasional (1–33% of the time) -Frequent (34–66% of the time) -Regular (67–100% of the time) -Not applicable (Safety Grant equipment not in place yet)
• 40: How often was another tool (such as a regular hand truck) used to handle objects or stacked loads 50–100 lbs.?	-Never (0% of the time) -Occasional (1–33% of the time) -Frequent (34–66% of the time) -Regular (67–100% of the time)
• 41: How often did you use your body strength alone to handle objects or stacked loads 50–100 lbs.?	-Never (0% of the time) -Occasional (1–33% of the time) -Frequent (34–66% of the time) -Regular (67–100% of the time)