Estratégia de avaliação do risco de lesões músculo-esqueléticas de membros superiores ligadas ao trabalho aplicada na indústria de abate e desmancha de carne em Portugal

Serranheira, Florentino; Uva, António de Sousa; Espirito‐Santo, J.

doi:10.1590/s0303-76572009000100007

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“…The main body angles (head/neck, trunk and arms) were assessed according to the methodology proposed by Kapitaniac [9] by the same four raters in loco consensus observing the frames. Angle measurements were performed using the (Table 1) on three different levels [10]: acceptable, conditionally acceptable and not acceptable. It was also taken into account whether the radiographer was in a static (no movement) or dynamic posture (performing tasks associated with positioning requiring movement of the joints, namely the shoulder, elbow, knees and neck) [11].…”

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“…This scale is used for estimating effort and exertion, breathlessness and fatigue during physical work. The Borg CR10 scale is a category ratio (CR) scale based on the number 10, which represents extreme intensities [10]. Also, it was asked about the equipment characteristics, namely: control station height, accessibility of the monitor, accessibility of compression devices, accessibility of the compression paddles and intensity of the positioning light.…”

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Mammography equipment design: impact on radiographers’ practice

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Objectives Identify radiographers' postures during frequent mammography procedures related to the mammography equipment and patient characteristics. Methods A postural task analysis was performed using images acquired during the simulation of mammography positioning procedures. Simulations included craniocaudal/(CC) and mediolateral-oblique/(MLO) positioning in three different settings: radiographers and patients with similar statures, radiographers smaller than the patients and radiographers taller than the patients. Measurements of postural angles were performed by two raters using adequate software and classified according to the European Standard EN1005-4:2005 + A1:2008. Results The simulations revealed that the most awkward posture in mammography is during the positioning of MLO projection in short-stature patients. Postures identified as causing work-related musculoskeletal disorder (WRMSD) risk were neck extension, arms elevated and the back stooped, presenting angles of 87.2, 118.6 and 63.6, respectively. If radiographers were taller than patients, then the trunk and arm postures were not acceptable. Conclusions Working in a mammography room leads to awkward postures that can have an impact on radiographers' health, namely WRMSDs. The results in this study showed that there are non-acceptable postures associated with frequent working procedures in mammography. MLO is the most demanding procedure for radiographer postures and may be related to WRMSDs. Mammography devices should be redesigned considering adjustability for radiographers. Main Messages• Mammography constraints for radiographers in mammography procedures have not been well studied.• Performing mammography leads to awkward postures that can impact radiographers' health.• MLO, the most demanding procedure for radiographers, is possibly related to WRMSDs.

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Mammography equipment design: impact on radiographers’ practice

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“…Regarding the health status, the first question of the Portuguese version of the 12-item short form Health Survey (Sf-12:v2) was used (Cunha-Miranda, Vaz-Patto, Micaelo, Teixeira, Silva, Saraiva-Ribeiro, 2010). Work-related information gathered the subjective information concerning work characteristics (Serranheira et al, 2008), musculoskeletal symptoms existence and its association to work. Other information, like service time or worker's age, was extracted from the company.…”

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“…Although the introduction of new processes and automation decreased considerably some physical demands for the worker, assembly lines are associated to dynamic and high physical work tasks, as to repetitive movements and awkward postures, particularly in extreme joint positions with force application, as to poor recovery time (Buckley, 2016;Edimansyah et al, 2008;Graham, Agnew, & Stevenson, 2009;Holtermann et al, 2010;Landau et al, 2008;Sancini et al, 2013;Serranheira, Uva, & Lopes, 2008;Sluiter, 2006;Sundstrup et al, 2013aSundstrup et al, , 2016. Assembly lines are related to occupational health risks, work-related musculoskeletal disorders (WMSD), particularly of the neck and upper limbs (WULMSD) and absenteeism (Eatough, Way, & Chang, 2012;Gold, d'Errico, Katz, Gore, & Punnett, 2009;Hagberg et al, 2012;Kitis, Celik, Aslan, & Zencir, 2009;Pullopdissakul, Ekpanyaskul, Taptagaporn, Bundhukul, & Thepchatri, 2013;Sadi, MacDermid, Chesworth, & Birmingham, 2007;Sancini et al, 2013;Spallek, Kuhn, Uibel, van Mark, & Quarcoo, 2010;Wang et al, 2009;Zebis et al, 2011).…”

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An analysis on neck and upper limb musculoskeletal symptoms in Portuguese automotive assembly line workers

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Serranheira

Cruz

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Assembly lines are related to health risks and work-related musculoskeletal disorders (WMSD), particularly of the neck and upper limbs (WULMSD). The assessment of perceived musculoskeletal symptoms is essential to WULMSD prevention, but studies in this field are lacking. A cross sectional survey on assembly line workers (n=270) was performed. The objective of this study was to analyze the frequency and distribution of upper limb musculoskeletal symptoms in assembly line workers. Participants were predominantly men, with ages between 30 and 40 years. Neck and upper limbs pain/discomfort were the most reported symptoms (35.9%), with intensity predominantly moderate or severe. General Health Status and past musculoskeletal injury were the variables more related to the existence of musculoskeletal symptoms; longer working life in the same company, as under 5 years, were related to higher intensity of symptoms. An early identification of musculoskeletal symptoms and health surveillance over time is of most importance to develop WRULMSD prevention measures.

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“…Such disorders are source of studies performed by some researchers, being named in the literature by Work-Related Musculoskeletal Disorders (WRMSD) [3]- [7]. The WRMSD symptoms can appear immediately or hours, days, months or even years later through continuous exposition [8] from centralized pains in the affected body area, resulting in complaints by workers to their employers.…”

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Ergonomic Diagnosis of a Ceramic Industry: A Case Study Using Couto's Checklist

Bastos¹,

Sousa²,

Neto³

2016

IJSSH

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Abstract-The ceramic industry has manufactured activities which require great physical effort on the part of its employees, enabling the appearances of Work-Related Musculoskeletal Disorders. Therefore, this article aims to realize the ergonomic diagnosis of a ceramics industry in the city of Teresina/Brazil. In this way, visits were carried out to this industry, applying the Couto's checklist to perform a biomechanical characterization of the labor sector, linking the possible musculoskeletal risks. The results showed that brick and tile catcher offer a great potential for musculoskeletal risks to their workers, while other sectors have virtually no risks. Therefore, some mitigation measures are suggested, as well as an overview of future steps for ergonomic improvement of the study target company.Index Terms-Work-related musculoskeletal disorders, ceramic industry, couto checklist.

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Estratégia de avaliação do risco de lesões músculo-esqueléticas de membros superiores ligadas ao trabalho aplicada na indústria de abate e desmancha de carne em Portugal

Cited by 14 publications

References 15 publications

Mammography equipment design: impact on radiographers’ practice

Mammography equipment design: impact on radiographers’ practice

An analysis on neck and upper limb musculoskeletal symptoms in Portuguese automotive assembly line workers

Ergonomic Diagnosis of a Ceramic Industry: A Case Study Using Couto's Checklist

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