Musculoskeletal symptoms in cold exposed and non-cold exposed workers

Piedrahita, Hugo; Punnett, Laura; Shahnavaz, Houshang

doi:10.1016/j.ergon.2004.04.008

Cited by 58 publications

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“…Three studies relate MSD symptoms with exposure to low temperatures suffered by workers in cold-storage rooms: Piedrahita et al [115], Dovrat and Katz-Leurer [120], and Piedrahita et al [123]. The results reinforce the hypothesis that workers in cold environments have a higher risk of lumbar pain, and the prevalence of MSD is related to cold.…”

Section: Manufacturing Industry Of Food Productssupporting

confidence: 76%

Applications of the Standardized Nordic Questionnaire: A Review

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Sustainability seeks to provide economically viable products in an environmentally friendly way while respecting worker rights. Physical wellbeing forms part of these rights. Musculoskeletal disorders (MSD) diminish productivity, cause absence from work, impose costs on the public health system and can cast doubt on the sustainability of a company or a product. The objective of the present work is to review the literature on the application of the Nordic Musculoskeletal Questionnaire (NMQ) on a worldwide level. In this work, the use of the NMQ has been classified by categories of knowledge, countries and years. The search was made using "Web of Science-Core Collection". In total, 259 articles were chosen from scientific journals and conferences related, according to the title and or abstract, to the practical application of the questionnaire. In conclusion, the NMQ has been applied mainly in three sectors: "activities related to treating human health and social issues", "manufacturing industries", and "agriculture, livestock, fishing, and forestry". The NMQ is an indirect method commonly used individually or complemented with other methods for evaluating the MSD and possible associated psychosocial and labour risks. The use of NMQ can help in the evaluation of the sustainability of a company.

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Section: Manufacturing Industry Of Food Productssupporting

confidence: 76%

Applications of the Standardized Nordic Questionnaire: A Review

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“…The Swedish regulations, which also are valid within the European Union, state that while cutting meat, room temperature shall be no greater than 12°C and meat temperature no greater than 7°C [13]. This environmental issue was addressed by Pidrahíta, Punnett and Shahnavaz [14]. In this study it was shown that abattoir workers exposed to lower environmental temperatures had a higher prevalence of musculoskeletal symptoms, especially for low back, neck and shoulders.…”

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confidence: 89%

How Do Different Meat Temperatures Affect Knife Force?

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Meat cutters have long since claimed that knife forces increase with lower meat temperatures. This study was performed to find out what effects the meat temperature has on cutting forces. In addition, the same issue was addressed for pure fat. One hundred and forty four samples of lean meat and of fat respectively were collected and put overnight in one of three refrigerators with temperatures 2, 7 and 12°C, 48 in each. These samples were cut while measuring cutting forces in an Anago KST Sharpness Analyzer machine. The results show that there were no significant differences in knife forces concerning lean meat at the three temperatures. However, the force in pure fat at 2°C was significantly increased by 30% compared to the other temperatures. The forces in fat were generally three times higher than for lean meat, regardless of temperature.

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“…Piedrahita et al performed a cross-sectional study in a large meat processing company in Colombia, using the Standardized Nordic Questionnaire. They found a high prevalence of MSS among workers in very cold areas (28C), especially for low back, and neck and shoulder pain, compared to workers exposed to less cold areas (8-128C) [Piedrahíta et al, 2004].…”

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confidence: 99%