Comment piece: Musculoskeletal Injury Risks for Ambulance Workers

Comment piece: Musculoskeletal Injury Risks for Ambulance Workers

Comment piece: Musculoskeletal Injury Risks for Ambulance Workers

Musculoskeletal complaints associated with computer use and its ergonomic risks for office workers of a medical sciences university in Tehran

  Purpose: To determine the musculoskeletal complaints associated with using computer and its   ergonomic risks for office workers of a medical sciences university in Tehran.   Materials and Methods: In this cross-sectional study, a background questionnaire was used   to determine individuals and computer use habits’ characteristics. A total number of 164 office   workers of AJA University of M...

Reports of work related musculoskeletal injury among home care service workers compared with nursery school workers and the general population of employed women in Sweden.

OBJECTIVES To describe the nationwide occurrence of work related musculoskeletal injuries among all home care service workers in Sweden, and to identify relative risks and risk factors of the injuries. METHODS The study was based on work related injuries reported to the Swedish occupational injury information system in 1990-1. The work related musculoskeletal injuries were divided into overex...

An ergonomic study of work related musculoskeletal disorder risks in Indian Saw

Musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) are amongst the most common work-related problems throughout the world and India is no exception. MSD risk factors can be an appropriate base for planning and implementing ergonomics intervention programs in the workplace. The present study is focused on identifying the occupational health and safety risks of workers in Indian sawmills. The workers in saw mills ...