Casting industry in India is appreciably providing employment to more than 5 million people. These are various jobs which may cause musculoskeletal disorders among the working generation. Awkward posture, lifting, forceful movements and manual work at rapid rate contribute to musculoskeletal disorders. Present study is focused on assessing the work posture of workers engaged in different active...

Construction activities performed by workers are usually repetitive and physically demanding. Execution of such tasks in awkward postures can strain their body parts and can result in fatigue, injuries or in severe cases permanent disabilities. The number of reported cases every year is in the thousands. Among these injuries, back injuries and Work-related Musculoskeletal Disorder (WMSD) are th...

background: injuries or pains occurred at various body's joints, ligaments, muscles, nerves, tendons, limbs, back and neck are classified as musculoskeletal disorders (msds). a single forceful exertion or repeated exposure to force, vibration or awkward posture can result in msds. this study was carried out by evaluating the relevant physical measurements of class b ambulance used in malaysia. ...

OBJECTIVES To determine the magnitude, distribution and associated ergonomic factors of upper extremities musculoskeletal disorders (UEMSD) among workers of electronic assembly in Thailand. MATERIAL AND METHODS This was a cross-sectional study. 591 of 853 workers in an electronic and electrical appliance assembly factory in Bangkok, Thailand, participated in this study. A self-administered qu...

The role of psychosocial and physical factors in the development of shoulder pain has now been clearly demonstrated. However, only a few studies have analyzed these associations over time. The main goal of this study was to evaluate the predictive value of work-related psychological and mechanical factors on chronic shoulder pain. A total of 12,714 subjects (65% men) born in 1938, 1943, 1948, a...

A preliminary survey showed that oyster mushroom farmers in Lempake Samarinda experienced pain several body segments, especially at their waist. It may be attributable to the working condition requires non-ergonomic postures such as frequent awkward posture sitting or standing position. Therefore, this paper aims assess farmers. Ovako Working Posture Analysis System (OWAS) method was applied me...

A before-and-after experimental design was conducted to evaluate the potential reduction in the risk of musculoskeletal injuries to concrete reinforcement workers when using an automatic rebar tying machine. Eleven (11) concrete reinforcement workers participated in this experiment. All dependent variables (trunk posture, and rebar tying time) were measured before and after implementing the reb...

This research paper presents a study and analysis on the existence of ergonomic risks to drivers while sitting in vehicle seat for prolonged periods static posture during driving vehicle. The main aim this article is understand prove hypothesis here car. Test subjects are samples, field experiments at three percentiles namely 5th, 50th 90th percentile range Singapore. demographic parameters tes...