In Malaysia, studies have shown that low employee performance occurs due to accidents, health problems and stress at work. This situation affects the of organization, reduces quality work, increases cost workers' compensation ultimately interferes with development organization growth national economy. study aims examine level awareness ergonomic risk factors occupational safety performance. A t...

the high occurrence of upper extremity musculoskeletal disorders (uemsds) in iranian ironwork industries indicates a need to assess the risk factors of the disorders at such workplaces. in order to prevent such disorders, the occupational repetitive actions (ocra) carried out to obtain an integrated assessment of the various risk factors, classify different jobs and suggest ergonomic designing ...

OBJECTIVES Information technologies have been developing very rapidly, also in the case of occupational activities. Epidemiological studies have shown that employees, who work with computers, are more likely to complain of musculoskeletal disorders (MSD). The aim of this study was to evaluate associations between neck MSD and individual and work related factors. MATERIALS AND METHODS The inve...

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 med...

AIMS (1) To evaluate an active method of surveillance of musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs). (2) To compare different criteria for deciding whether or not a work situation could be considered at high risk of MSDs in a large, modern shoe factory. METHODS A total of 253 blue collar workers were interviewed and examined by the same physician in 1996; 191 of them were re-examined in 1997. Risk fact...