Ergonomic Assessment on a Twisting Workstation in a Textile Industry

Barbosa, J.; Carneiro, Paula; Colim, Ana

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“…al worked in the field of Work-related Musculoskeletal Disorders by prioritizing the ergonomic intervention in the field on textile industry in Portugal for various twisting activities performed by them. The results obtained through detailed ergonomic workplace analysis and Nordic questionnaire with application of NIOSH and RULA method show the prevalence of musculoskeletal disorders in lumbar region and shoulders 30) . The authors created a MultiGEI model (Multitask General Exposure Index) which involves the assessment of repeated motions and exertions on upper limb and the effects of manual lifting, being applied to various sectors of agriculture, packaging, retail, construction, healthcare etc.…”

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A Postural Risk Assessment of Manual Dairy Farm Workers using NIOSH Lifting Equation

Gurnani¹,

Singh²,

Sain³

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The postural risk assessment plays a very important role in calculation of musculoskeletal fatigue in human beings. A study in similar contrast contributes to an enhanced intellect of NIOSH Lifting Equation in consideration to the weight lifting conditions of manual dairy farm workers through an exhaustive description of the process involved in measuring variables affecting the risk score of an individual. NIOSH Lifting Equation is an Ergonomic technique with a systematic approach to calculate the risk score of workers involved in frequent and heavy load lifting tasks. A data driven approach capturing both films and photographs was used for evaluation along with measurement tools to calculate risk score from initial to final point of loading. The evaluation resulted in Recommended Weight Limit (RWL) of 27.86 Kgs and Lifting Index (Li) of 1.23. A trained analyst helped handling the device and also the calculation of lifting index (Li) in dairy farm area. A revised form of NIOSH Lifting equation with systematic and reliable procedures resulted in modifications in design of workstations that involved frequent load lifting for workers in dairy farm, thereby reducing the musculoskeletal disorders.

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