Ergonomic Risk Factors and Their Association With Lower Back and Neck Pain Among Pharmaceutical Employees in Iran

The aim of this cross-sectional study was to explore the ergonomic risk factors for low back pain (LBP) and neck pain in an industry in which only light tasks are performed. These common disorders can be significant work-related musculoskeletal disorders. This study included 396 employees who worked in packaging units of pharmaceutical companies. The Nordic Musculoskeletal Questionnaire and the rapid upper limb assessment (RULA) were used to generate data. This study showed an association between LBP, RULA scores, and workers’ education. For neck pain, an association was found with age, gender, and subjective questions about working posture (mostly sitting/standing or alternating between the two). Absence from work more than 3 days, which could have been associated with pain, was significantly associated with both disorders.

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Prevalence of work related musculoskeletal disorders (WMSDs) and ergonomic risk assessment among readymade garment workers of Bangladesh: A cross sectional study

PLoS ONE ◽

10.1371/journal.pone.0200122 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 13 (7) ◽

pp. e0200122 ◽

Cited By ~ 12

Author(s):

Mohammad Didar Hossain ◽

Afzal Aftab ◽

Mahmudul Hassan Al Imam ◽

Ilias Mahmud ◽

Imran Ahmed Chowdhury ◽

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Keyword(s):

Risk Assessment ◽

Musculoskeletal Disorders ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Sectional Study ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Work Related ◽

Garment Workers ◽

Ergonomic Risk Assessment ◽

Ergonomic Risk

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Adverse Workstyle and Its Correlation with Other Ergonomic Risk Factors in Work Related Musculoskeletal Disorders

Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing - Proceedings of the 20th Congress of the International Ergonomics Association (IEA 2018) ◽

10.1007/978-3-319-96059-3_46 ◽

2018 ◽

pp. 413-414

Author(s):

Deepak Sharan

Keyword(s):

Risk Factors ◽

Musculoskeletal Disorders ◽

Ergonomic Risk Factors ◽

Ergonomic Risk

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Working Posture Assessment in a Small and Medium Industry (SMI): Automotive Repair Facility

Applied Mechanics and Materials ◽

10.4028/www.scientific.net/amm.761.664 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 761 ◽

pp. 664-667

Author(s):

M.S. Syed Mohamed ◽

Muhammad Nur Hakam Basiri

Keyword(s):

Risk Factors ◽

Injury Risk ◽

Work Related ◽

Working Posture ◽

Working Postures ◽

Repair Facility ◽

Automotive Repair ◽

Small And Medium Industry ◽

Ergonomic Risk Factors ◽

Ergonomic Risk

In automotive repair facilities worldwide, technicians are exposed to various ergonomic risk factors such as excessive exertions, awkward and static postures. The exposure of several ergonomic risk factors can lead to work related musculoskeletal complaints. This study was set out to examine working postures encountered by automotive service technicians in a small medium industry automotive workshop. A total of 240 observations (n=240) were made, and five types of working positions were identified, namely the “Underneath Vehicle” (vehicle on floor),“Side of Vehicle” (vehicle on floor), “Under the Hood”, “Side of Vehicle” (vehicle on lift), and “Underneath Vehicle” (vehicle on lift). Two positions, which were the “Underneath Vehicle” (vehicle on floor), and the “Side of Vehicle” (vehicle on floor) recorded 69 and 60 occurrences respectively. These two positions posed a significant ergonomic injury risk since the upper limbs, shoulders, spinal flexion combined with static holding were present in those two positions.

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