Ergonomic assessment of work related musculoskeletal disorders risk in furnace brickyard workers in Yazd

Halvani, GH; Fallah, Hossin; Hokmabadi, RA; Smaeili, S; Dabiri, R; Sanei, B; Saberi, Amin

doi:10.29252/jnkums.6.3.543

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“…Education, about 96% of industries are small and involve about 85% of the workforce in the country (9). Unfortunately, despite the high prevalence of MSDs in small industries, workers in this sector are generally deprived of professional health services, which is cause of many injuries in human resources.…”

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Determining the Prevalence of Musculoskeletal Disorders in Tailors in Kermanshah, Iran Using the Nordic Questionnaire (2018)

Kazemi

Asgari

Khatib

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Int J Health Life Sci

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Background: Given that evaluating and diagnosing musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) is an important step towards preventing labor disorders, The present study was conducted to determine the degree of MSDs in tailors in the city of Kermanshah, Iran. Methods: The present descriptive, analytical and cross-sectional study was conducted in winter 2018 on 150 randomly-selected tailors in the city of Kermanshah. The status of neck, waist, shoulder, wrist, ankle, hip, knee and elbow was evaluated using the Nordic questionnaire. The data collected were analyzed in SPSS using Spearman's correlation coefficient. Results: The mean age of the tailors was 41.9 ± 13.1 years. A total of 59.33 % of the tailors were male, and the men and women were significantly different in terms of MSDs (P < 0.05). A weekly study reported neck, shoulder, waist, wrists, elbows, thighs, knees and ankles disorders to involve 49.7%, 41.6%, 55%, 40%, 11.4%, 25%, 43.6% and 42.66% of the tailors, respectively. The most prevalent injuries recorded in an annual examination were respectively associated with the waist (65.33%), neck (64.66%) and shoulder (56%). In the previous year, 52% of the samples had suffered from pain and discomfort in at least one of the eight areas cited. Conclusions: The results of the present study found marital status, working hours and exercise to be the most significant variables affecting MSDs in the tailors. MSDs were found to be highly prevalent in especially the upper extremity of the sewing profession population. Optimizing the working condition of tailors is therefore crucial.

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Section: According To the Iranian Ministry Of Health And Medicalmentioning

confidence: 99%

Determining the Prevalence of Musculoskeletal Disorders in Tailors in Kermanshah, Iran Using the Nordic Questionnaire (2018)

Kazemi

Asgari

Khatib

et al. 2019

Int J Health Life Sci

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“…Studies have presented several factors involved in this pathology with physical, physiological, ergonomic, or psychological backgrounds. Inappropriate posture [6,[8][9][10][11], improper design of the work environment (including non-ergonomic tables) [6,[12][13][14], and insufficient rest [11,12] are among those factors. There are other influential factors, such as repetitive movements and their repetition speed [11,15,16], severity, how force exposes the limbs to vibration, and lifting heavy loads [8,10].…”

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“…Inappropriate posture [6,[8][9][10][11], improper design of the work environment (including non-ergonomic tables) [6,[12][13][14], and insufficient rest [11,12] are among those factors. There are other influential factors, such as repetitive movements and their repetition speed [11,15,16], severity, how force exposes the limbs to vibration, and lifting heavy loads [8,10]. However, previous studies have shown that little consideration is paid to quantitative indicators of the effect of posture and its contribution to musculoskeletal disorders [17].…”

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The Effects of Personal and Occupational Risk Position on Musculoskeletal Disorders

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Musculoskeletal disorders are among the most important health risks in various organizations, especially heavy industry. The current study purposed to determine the effects of personal and occupational position risks on musculoskeletal disorders. This cross-sectional study was carried out from April 2015 to May 2016 in Esfahan's Mobarakeh Steel Company using a stratified random sampling method. In this study, the risk of occupational duties such as heavy lifting, load carrying, long sitting, standing, and moving as well as unsafe personal behaviors or risky actions involving the waist, shoulder/arm, wrist, neck, knee, elbow, ankle, and chamber were considered as independent variables, while musculoskeletal disorders (evaluated by NMQ) were considered as dependent variables. The study sample included 300 male workers (with the mean age of 41.01±8.17 years and mean work experience of 16.00±7.66 years). The results showed a positive relationship between shoulder injury risk scores and shoulder/arm (OR=2.42, CI=(1.25-4.71)) and knee (OR=2.39, CI=(1.08-5.28)) disorders. The findings also showed such positive relationship between upper back risk scores and wrist/hand disorders (OR=2.41, CI=(1.01-5.76)), lower back risk scores and waist (OR=2.49, CI=(1.39-4.45)), shoulder/arm (OR=1.63, CI=(1.04-2.57)), and neck (OR=1.85, CI=(0.98-3.49)) disorders. Based on the results, more consideration must be paid to personal and occupational risks, and it is highly recommended that convenient modifications be made in work environments in order to decrease musculoskeletal disorders in workers of the steel company.

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Economic Cost of Occupational Injuries and Diseases among Informal Welders in Ghana

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Ergonomic assessment of work related musculoskeletal disorders risk in furnace brickyard workers in Yazd

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Determining the Prevalence of Musculoskeletal Disorders in Tailors in Kermanshah, Iran Using the Nordic Questionnaire (2018)

Determining the Prevalence of Musculoskeletal Disorders in Tailors in Kermanshah, Iran Using the Nordic Questionnaire (2018)

The Effects of Personal and Occupational Risk Position on Musculoskeletal Disorders

Economic Cost of Occupational Injuries and Diseases among Informal Welders in Ghana

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