Upper extremity musculoskeletal symptoms and disorders among a cohort of women employed in poultry processing

Investigou-se a associação entre aspectos psicossociais do trabalho e queixas de dor musculoesquelética (DME) em professores. Um estudo censitário de corte transversal investigou 4.496 professores da rede municipal de ensino infantil e fundamental de Salvador, Bahia, Brasil. Informações sobre queixas de dor musculoesquelética em membros superiores, membros inferiores e dorso (variáveis dependentes), categorias do Modelo Demanda-Controle (variáveis independentes) e covariáveis foram coletadas num questionário padronizado autoaplicável. Análises de regressão logística multivariada revelaram que professores com trabalho de alta exigência apresentaram prevalência de DME mais elevada e professores em baixa exigência, prevalência mais baixa, em cada um dos três segmentos corporais estudados. Professores em trabalho ativo apresentaram prevalência de DME mais elevada do que professores em trabalho de baixa exigência, em membros superiores e dorso. Maiores taxas de prevalência de DME associaram-se à maior demanda psicológica nos três segmentos corporais e ao baixo controle sobre o trabalho em membros superiores, apenas.

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“…Em membros superiores, costumam ser observadas elevadas prevalências de DME em trabalhadores do setor administrativo 6 e da indústria 28 .…”

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Aspectos psicossociais do trabalho e dor musculoesquelética em professores

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“…The association with exposure to short intervals between calls (less than four seconds), which may be interpreted as an indicator of high work pace, also appears consistent with other reports of elbow-hand/wrist disorders 5,27) . Job insecurity has been reported to increase the risk of musculoskeletal symptoms in the upper limb in both office and industrial workers 9,28) . The mechanism linking job insecurity to musculoskeletal symptoms is not known, but it has been hypothesized that workers who are insecure about their job are more likely to continue working after symptoms development, because of the fear of being fired, without trying to reduce their exposure through a job change, and would be therefore more likely to develop more severe symptoms or disorders 28) .…”

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Risk Factors for Upper Extremity Musculoskeletal Symptoms among Call Center Employees

d’Errico¹,

Caputo²,

Falcone³

et al. 2010

Journal of Occupational Health

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Risk Factors for Upper Extremity Musculoskeletal Symptoms among Call Center Employees: Angelo d'ERRICO, et al. Epidemiology Unit ASL TO3-Piedmont Region, Italy-Objectives:To investigate the prevalence of musculoskeletal symptoms in the upper extremity (UE) in a sample of Italian call center (CC) operators, and the relationship between the symptoms and potential workplace risk factors. Methods: During 2005-2006, 775 workers from seven CCs in the Turin area participated in a questionnaire survey of exposure to ergonomic, organizational and psychosocial factors at work, sociodemographics, lifestyle, symptoms and diseases. Musculoskeletal symptoms were defined as selfreported musculoskeletal symptoms in the UE during the previous 28 days, for which a physician was consulted and/or drugs were taken. Relative risks were estimated through Poisson regression models with the Huber-White sandwich estimator of variance. Result: Overall, 45% of workers reported UE symptoms in the last four weeks. Symptoms in the neck were the most prevalent (39%), followed by the shoulder (22%), handwrist (10%) and elbow (4%). Among workplace risk factors, neck-shoulder symptoms were associated with low job control, elevated noise, poor desk lighting and impossibility to lean back while sitting; whereas elbowhand/wrist symptoms were associated with short intervals between calls, insufficient working space, lack of forearm support, job insecurity and long seniority in the CC industry. Conclusions: The high prevalence of UE symptoms in this sample was similar to that reported by other studies conducted in this industry. Our results confirm previously reported associations, such as poor characteristics of the workstation and psychological stressors. The striking difference between the set of risk factors for neck-shoulder and elbow/wrist-hand symptoms indicates that the two regions should be investigated separately.

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“…They are physically dispersed, poorly unionized, often itinerant, and reluctant to disclose information for fear of job loss (Quinlan, Mayhew and Bohle, 2001;Lipscomb et al, 2008). To overcome these constraints, two methods were used to gather data about their employment.…”

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How Precarious Employment Affects Health and Safety at Work: The Case of Temporary Agency Workers

2011

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Precarious employment has been associated with adverse occupational health and safety (OHS) outcomes across a range of studies. Temporary agency workers are particularly vulnerable, with studies showing they experience a higher incidence of workplace injury, and a greater likelihood of more severe injuries than all other employment types. Explanations for agency workers’ higher risk of injury have, to date, been impeded by data limitations associated with researching temporary employment. This article seeks to begin filling this gap through analyzing the experience of agency workers based upon two data sources. The first is a unique qualitative and quantitative data set developed from investigated temporary agency and directly hired workers’ compensation files; the second is focus groups of agency workers conducted in the State of Victoria, Australia. Quinlan and Bohle’s (2004) Pressures, Disorganization and Regulatory Failure (PDR) model, developed to explain the greater OHS vulnerability of precarious workers, provides the framework for analyzing the data. After explaining the key concepts in the PDR Model, the article analyses the data to test for evidence of economic pressures, disorganization at the workplace, and regulatory failure impacting upon temporary agency workers’ health and safety. The analysis supports the relevance of the PDR model, and provides an understanding of additional and unique risk factors which contribute to agency workers’ higher risk of injury. Temporary agency workers experience economic pressures in common with other types of precarious workers. However, these appear more acute amongst agency workers. They also confront disorganization risks, extending to mismatched placements; lack of familiarity with host workplaces; and more complex fractured communication. These contribute to workplace risks and create barriers to improving their experience. Many of these outcomes are a result of, or contribute to regulatory failure. The analysis finds strong support for the explanatory value of the PDR model as a tool for understanding how precariousness contributes to temporary agency workers’ adverse health and safety outcomes. It also suggests the complexities of the triangular employment relationship create additional economic insecurities and disorganization problems beyond those experienced by other types of workers, which the regulatory environment has yet to address.

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Upper extremity musculoskeletal symptoms and disorders among a cohort of women employed in poultry processing

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Aspectos psicossociais do trabalho e dor musculoesquelética em professores

Aspectos psicossociais do trabalho e dor musculoesquelética em professores

Risk Factors for Upper Extremity Musculoskeletal Symptoms among Call Center Employees

How Precarious Employment Affects Health and Safety at Work: The Case of Temporary Agency Workers

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