background: work-related musculoskeletal disorders (wrmsds) are considered a major factor in health problems, human injuries, and loss of work time. the aim of the present study was to assess the risk of musculoskeletal disorder (msd) and evaluate the prevalence of msd among female hairdressers.   materials and methods: in this descriptive analytical study, the risk of msds was evaluated in 172...

Potters and sculptors perform their work in very awkward postures. The purpose of this study was to analyse these postures. The modified Nordic questionnaire was used to analyse musculoskeletal discomfort. Rapid entire body assessment (REBA) and rapid upper limb assessment (RULA) were used to evaluate the subjects' postures. There were no significant differences between times of discomfort and ...

El análisis ergonómico de la estación y actividad laboral identifica factores riesgo para los trabajadores, así como enfermedades trabajo potenciales es base el diseño puestos ergonómicos. En presente se evaluó postural al que están expuestos seis trabajadores del área tapicería en una fábrica muebles ciudad Delicias, Chihuahua, México. Se realizó un estudio preliminar a través Lista Identifica...

Biomekanika termasuk ke dalam salah satu disiplin ilmu ergonomi, yakni studi yang berhubungan dengan kekuatan fisik manusia, ketahanan atau tubuh pekerja di tempat kerja, dan penelitian tentang bagaimana pekerjaan peralatannya harus dirancang untuk kinerja manusia kegiatan tersebut. Rapid Entire Body Assessment merupakan metode dikembangkan didalam bidang ergonomi penilaian cepat posisi kerja p...