Effects of Glove Use in a Coating Removal Task

2002 ◽  
Vol 46 (13) ◽  
pp. 1191-1195 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ian C. Rybczynski ◽  
Fadi A. Fathallah
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Musculoskeletal Disorders ◽  
Healthy Subjects ◽  
Musculoskeletal Disorder ◽  
Maintenance And Repair ◽  
Metal Finishing ◽  
Coating Removal ◽  
Disorder Risk

Workers who are in maintenance and repair occupations are routinely exposed to several musculoskeletal disorder risk factors. The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of glove use during a coating removal task, which is a common maintenance and repair task. Nine healthy subjects (5 male and 4 female) volunteered to participate in this study. The subjects removed identical painted sections using either a metal finishing (nylon) pad or a plastic scraper, while wearing one of thirteen glove conditions. The order of the glove conditions was randomized for each subject. Force exertions were monitored along with EMG readings from the finger flexors, finger extensors, biceps, and triceps. The results showed that there were significant increases in force outputs and muscle activities when using gloves as compared to a barehanded condition. There was some evidence that indicated glove material and glove thickness are important characteristics in these observations. These findings may have implications for a worker's musculoskeletal disorders risk and for glove selection guidelines in industry.

Musculoskeletal Disorders and its Associated Risk Factors in Long-distance Truck Drivers from Allahabad, India

2022 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 0-0
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Musculoskeletal Disorders ◽  
Work Experience ◽  
Musculoskeletal Disorder ◽  
Structured Interview ◽  
Truck Drivers ◽  
Long Distance ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
High Prevalence ◽  
Associated Risk Factors

Occupational driving has often been associated with a high prevalence of pain in the neck, shoulder, wrist/hand, back and knee. The present study was undertaken to find out the prevalence of musculoskeletal disorders and associated risk factors among long-distance truck drivers from Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh. A cross-sectional study was conducted with 108 long-distance truck drivers. They were interviewed and examined as per a pre-designed, pre-tested semi-structured interview questionnaire. Results indicate that 78% of long-distance truck drivers had musculoskeletal disorder. The most common symptoms were low back pain (40%) followed by shoulder pain (26%), knee pain (24%), and neck pain (20%). Age, education, addiction, years of work experience, hours of driving were significantly associated with musculoskeletal morbidity (P<0.001). Long-distance truck drivers with continued driving exposure have a high prevalence of a musculoskeletal disorder.

scholarly journals Prediction and Control Model of Musculoskeletal Disorders in the Instant Noodle Company in Makassar 2020–2050

2022 ◽  
Vol 10 (E) ◽  
pp. 12-17
Author(s):  
Januar Ariyanto ◽  
Sukri Palutturi ◽  
Syamsiar S. Russeng ◽  
Agus Bintara Birawida ◽  
Hanifa Denny ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Production Process ◽  
Musculoskeletal Disorders ◽  
System Approach ◽  
Occupational Diseases ◽  
Musculoskeletal Disorder ◽  
Average Decrease ◽  
Simulation Results ◽  
Load Handling ◽  
Instant Noodle

BACKGROUND: There are many risk factors that result in musculoskeletal disorders because of work. This also occurs in the instant food industry, where apart from manual load handling and repetitive work, the production process can also results in risks. AIM: The aims of this study are to predict the musculoskeletal disorders in the next 50 years and the effectiveness of scenarios for controlling musculoskeletal disorders. METHODS: This study employed Research and Development method through a dynamics system approach. This research was conducted in one of the industries that produce instant food in South Sulawesi, Indonesia. The data obtained was based on interviews, which were further analyzed using Interpretative Structural Modeling. RESULTS: Based on the simulation results for 30 years, it was found that there was an increase in the average musculoskeletal disorder incidence by 20.63% per year. At the end of the simulation in 2050, the number of musculoskeletal disorder incidents became 48481.69. In this case, the simulation for 30 years (2020–2050) was conducted on a model of controlling occupational diseases at an instant noodle company in Makassar by providing treatment in the form of reducing risk factors that cause musculoskeletal disorders. Based on the simulation results for 30 years (2020–2050), musculoskeletal disorders have the most significant contribution to the increase of occupational diseases incidents as a whole. The increase in musculoskeletal disorders is an accumulation of several risk factors that exist in the instant noodle production process. CONCLUSIONS: Prediction of the musculoskeletal disorder incidence using a dynamic system approach for 30 years (2020–2050) has increased by an average of 20.63% per year. The behavior of the model after receiving treatment on the occurrence of musculoskeletal disorders has an average decrease in the average incidence of 51.11% per year. In this case, to control the musculoskeletal disorder incidence, the elements or variables controlled simultaneously are work posture, lifting load, and length of work.

Musculoskeletal Disorder Risk Associated with Auto Rotation Angle during an Assembly Task

2009 ◽  
Vol 53 (14) ◽  
pp. 874-878
Author(s):  
Sue A. Ferguson ◽  
William S. Marras ◽  
W. Gary Allread ◽  
Gregory G. Knapik ◽  
Kimberly A. Vandlen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Musculoskeletal Disorders ◽  
Musculoskeletal Disorder ◽  
Rotation Angle ◽  
Body Rotation ◽  
Exposure Risk ◽  
Assembly Task ◽  
Car Body ◽  
Assembly Tasks ◽  
Disorder Risk

The purpose of this study was to quantify how musculoskeletal disorder exposure risk changes in an auto assembly task as a function of car body rotation. Twelve subjects participated in the study. There were three car body angles including 1) zero or standard, 2) forty-five degrees and 3) ninety degrees from horizontal. Musculoskeletal exposure included spine loads, spine posture, shoulder posture, neck posture and wrist posture, as well as normalized electromyography of the shoulder and neck. The results showed that musculoskeletal disorder exposure risk decreased as the car was rotated to forty-five degrees and further decreased as the car was rotated to ninety degrees. Thus, rotating the car body reduces musculoskeletal exposure which in turn may reduce the risk of musculoskeletal disorders. It should be noted that the results may vary with other assembly tasks.

A detailed analysis of musculoskeletal disorder risk factors among Japanese nurses

2006 ◽  
Vol 37 (2) ◽  
pp. 195-200 ◽  
Author(s):  
Derek R. Smith ◽  
Mutsuko Mihashi ◽  
Yasuko Adachi ◽  
Hatsuyo Koga ◽  
Tatsuya Ishitake
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Detailed Analysis ◽  
Musculoskeletal Disorder ◽  
Japanese Nurses ◽  
Disorder Risk
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