Ergonomic Risk Assessment Among the Welders Working in Darbhanga District of Bihar

Occupational Ergonomic and Safety Assessments Survey at Various Blacksmith Shops in Jeddah City

“…The prevalence of discomfort anytime in the last 12-months in one or both knees and in one or both ankles/feet was 67% and 86% respectively, and 64% of the blacksmiths reported trouble with one or both ankles/feet more than 30 days but not every day. These findings are comparable to the prevalence reported by Susihono's W, et al [11] for welders' right knee (70%) and left knee (68%), Pandit S, et al [36] who found a somewhat lower prevalence (40.6%) of ankle/feet discomfort, and Ajayeoba AO, et al [8] who found approximately 40% and 30% of welders reported MSD discomfort for the knees and ankles, respectively, during the last 12-months. The current study findings on lower extremity pain/discomfort, however, are in contrast with findings from other studies on metal workers, where Akter MZ, et al [7] found knee and ankle prevalence of musculoskeletal symptoms in the previous 12-months of 33.3% and 9% for the knee and ankle, respectively.…”