Title: Prevalence of low back pain and its risk factors among secondary school teachers at Bentong, Pahang Objective: The purpose of this study is to determine the prevalence of low back pain among Secondary School Teachers and to investigate the associated risk factors at Bentong, Pahang. Methodology: A self-administered questionnaire was distributed to 260 subjects through random sampling in ...

BACKGROUND Nurses and nursing assistants are susceptible to work-related musculoskeletal disorders and injuries (WMSDs) due to the increase in overweight and obese patients they are handling on a daily basis. OBJECTIVE This study aimed to review work-related musculoskeletal hazards and risks associated with handling overweight and obese patients, and summarize the recommended interventions to...

The OCRA index method is presented elsewhere in this book. In that presentation, it was stated that the OCRA method was a concrete application of a Consensus Document produced by the Technical Group for Musculoskeletal Disorders of the International Ergonomics Association (IEA) (Colombini et al. 2001) and that the OCRA index can be, within definite limits, predictive of the risk of upper limbs ...

In the aircraft maintenance industry, most of workers performs manual handling tasks of different materials, varying from small objects up to large pieces of the aircraft. It can increase the occurrence of work-related musculoskeletal disorders (WMSDs), which are strongly associated with high physical demands required by the task. Moreover, psychosocial demands are considered as risk factors fo...

background: the study aims at clarifying prevalence of work-related musculoskeletal disorders (wmsds) among steel mak­ing workers and employees as well as associated lost work days. methods: a detailed questionnaire based on nordic ergonomic questionnaire describing work history, ergonomic condi­tions at work, sign and symptoms of musculoskeletal system with in previous12 months was applied to ...

• A manual repetitive handling task in construction was simulated a laboratory. Effects of passive exoskeleton system are examined. The significantly reduced Lumbar Erector Spinae muscle activity. developed rated as having acceptable usability. It could serve an ergonomic intervention tool to mitigate WMSDs risks. An can be effective for mitigating the risks developing work-related musculoskele...

Faced with globalization, high competition, and the demands of a market in constant dynamism, companies strive to adopt measures for increasing their productivity, among which Lean Manufacturing stands out. Although this set strategies allows optimizing production by reducing waste, literature review showed that, several organizations, implementation does not reflect positive impacts on product...

Winter vineyard pruning is mainly manual (Schillaci et al., 2009), with the use of traditional secateurs. During pruning cuts follow on from one another in rapid succession and with a certain regularity and hence this operation characterised by high frequency and a stereotypic load on the upper limbs can in time cause WMSDs, (Work related Muscular Skeletal Disorders). The aim of the work was to...

BACKGROUND Work-related musculoskeletal disorders (WMSDs) are a common health problem throughout the world and a major cause of disability in the workplace. OBJECTIVE To determine the prevalence rate of MSDs, assessment of ergonomics working conditions and identification of major risk factors associated with MSDs symptoms among employees of Iranian petrochemical industries between October 200...