Musculoskeletal disorders in relation to age and occupation in Swedish construction workers

Abstract

MSD increase with age. The variation between trades of MSD prevalence seems to correspond to the variation with respect to physical exposure.

Development of a QFD Based Collaborative Design Approach to Reduce Work-Related Musculoskeletal Disorders (MSDs)

“…Furthermore, this study emphasises problems in the shoulders and arms. Similar patterns of prevalence in construction workers in general (that include both joiners and plumbers) have also been identified where they report a high prevalence of shoulder, wrist, finger, low back and knee musculoskeletal troubles (Ringen and Seegal, 1995;Ueno et al, 1999;Holmstrom and Engholm, 2003).…”

“…Further, differences in prevalence data among workers in the three case study areas could be observed (Figure 1). Cross-sectional studies by Ueno et al (1999) and Holmstrom and Engholm (2003) with construction workers report a variation in MSD prevalence across different trades involved in the construction industry. They relate this variation to the difference in the level of physical exposure in different trades.…”

Noise Induced Hearing Loss in Steel Factory Workers

“…From the study of the Häkkänen et al [43] it has been revealed that among trailer assembly workers a higher rate of sick leave due to disorders of the upper limbs was found for new workers compared with experienced ones. The higher incidence of MSDs in the workers of Gr.-C might be due to reduced muscle strength and endurance with the advancement of age [44]. Alexopoulos et al [45]; Guo et al [46] and Habib et al…”

Analysis of Working Postures at a Construction Site Using the OWAS Method

“…These physical factors were reported to result in an elevated risk for musculoskeletal and occupational injuries [4,5,6,7].…”