Objectives: The most common work-related diseases are musculoskeletal system disease. This study aims to determine the prevalence of disorders (WMSDs) in a high-hazard factory and sociodemographic, occupational, ergonomic risks. Methods: research is cross-sectional was conducted factory, Hatay, 2017. population all employees (N=190), it aimed reach whole population. Of (97.3%), 185 participated...

Introduction and Aim: Fish processing industries have been showing tremendous growth in recent years. Various modern technologies equipment are incorporated the fish plants. Some of tasks plants yet involve manual handling. Prolong working wet environment awkward confined posture leads to development musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs). The current study aimed at evaluating prevalence work-related...

This work presents a system that permits a real-time ergonomic assessment of manual tasks in an industrial environment. First, a biomechanical model of the upper body has been developed by using inertial sensors placed at different locations on the upper body. Based on this model, a computerized RULA ergonomic assessment was implemented to permit a global risk assessment of musculoskeletal diso...

The Rapid Upper Limb Assessment (RULA) survey is a posture-sampling tool used specifically to examine the level of risk associated with upper limb disorders of individual workers. This paper examines the relationship between RULA's postural scoring system and measures of surface electromyography (EMG), self-reports of discomfort, and job attitude questionnaires. Twenty participants each perform...

BACKGROUND Information technologies in occupational activities have been developing very rapid. Epidemiological studies have shown that musculoskeletal disorders are widely prevalent among employees working with a computer. The aim of this study was to evaluate the prevalence of musculoskeletal pain in various anatomical areas and its associations with individual, ergonomic, and psychosocial fa...

conclusions the potential risk and prevalence of ulmsds among computer users of medical sciences university were less than those of technical-engineering university due to following ergonomic principles. rula found to be a proper method for the assessment of the ergonomic risk factors of the ulmsds in order to prevent such disorders. background along with widespread use of computers, work-relat...