This study was conducted in a nursery for eucalyptus seedling production in a forest Company, located in the southern state of Bahia, Brazil. It aimed to evaluate the ergonomic conditions of the preparation of cuttings and mini-cuttings with scissors for Eucalyptus seedling production to increase well-being, satisfaction and safety and minimizing the occurrence of occupational diseases, also im...

background: work-related musculoskeletal disorders (msds) of the upper limbs are the most common occupational diseases and injuries and one of the causes of disability in workers. therefore, this study was conducted to assess the prevalence of msds and the risk of these disorders using the loading postural upper body assessment (luba) method. materials and methods: this descriptive study was pe...

The evaluation of low-back disorder risk associated with materials handling tasks can be performed using a variety of assessment tools. Most of these tools vary greatly in their underlying logic, yet few have been assessed for their predictive ability. It is important to document how well an assessment tool realistically reflects the job's injury risk, since only valid and accurate tools can re...

BACKGROUND Professional drivers have been found to be at high risk for developing low back pain. However, the exact reasons are poorly understood. OBJECTIVES To assess the prevalence of LBP among Israeli professional urban bus drivers, and evaluate the association between LBP in drivers and work-related psychosocial and ergonomic risk factors. METHODS A total of 384 male full-time urban bus...

background: musculoskeletal disorders (msds) are among important health problems in working population. because of performing difficult physical activities, hand-woven shoe-sole makers are at risk of developing various types of msds. objective: to determine the prevalence of musculoskeletal symptoms in different body areas of hand-woven shoe-sole makers, assess workers′ postures and workstation...

With the increasing of computer capabilities, Computer aided ergonomics (CAE) offers new possibilities to integrate conventional ergonomic knowledge and to develop new methods into the work design process. As mentioned in [1], different approaches have been developed to enhance the efficiency of the ergonomic evaluation. Ergonomic expert systems, ergonomic oriented information systems, numerica...

This study quantifies the impact of psychosocial work environment factors on the risk of disability pension. Differences in risk of disability pension were estimated in a representative sample of Danish employees followed for a total of 118 117 person-years of risk time. After control for smoking, BMI and ergonomic work environment, low decision authority and low variation in work showed a stat...