scholarly journals Analysis of Ergonomic Risk Factors in Relation to Musculoskeletal Disorder Symptoms in Office Workers

2018 ◽  
Vol 4 (5) ◽  
pp. 16 ◽  
Author(s):  
A Dinar ◽  
I H Susilowati ◽  
A Azwar ◽  
K Indriyani ◽  
M Wirawan

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2018 ◽  
Vol 24 (1) ◽  
pp. 587-591
Author(s):  
Mohd Nasrull Abdol Rahman ◽  
Noor Syafiqa Abd Razak ◽  
Mohd Fahrul Hassan ◽  
Sharifah Adzila

2010 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-10 ◽  
Author(s):  
Syazwan Aizat Isma ◽  
Shamsul Bahri Mohd ◽  
Mohd. Rafee Baha ◽  
Mohamad Azhar Mohd. Noor ◽  
Muhamad Hanafiah J ◽  
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Author(s):  
Jungkeun Park ◽  
Jon Boyer ◽  
Jamie Tessler ◽  
Gustavo Perez ◽  
Laura Punnett

We examined the inter-rater reliability (IRR) of expert observations of ergonomic risk factors by four analysts. Ten jobs were observed at a hospital using a revision of the PATH method (Buchholz 1996). Two of four raters simultaneously observed each worker onsite. A total of 18 categorical exposure items were available for analysis. For most of the items, kappa coefficients were 0.4 or higher, showing that the IRR of the revised method was good. As predicted, agreement among observers was higher for the jobs with less rapid hand activity and for the analysts with more ergonomics and job analysis experience. The results show that the revised method can be reliably applicable to hospital work, and suggest that it can reasonably assess ergonomic exposure in any type of non-routine job across industries including healthcare industry.


2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. 85-100
Author(s):  
Şenol YAVUZ ◽  
Berna GÜR ◽  
Özlem ALTINTAŞ

Workplaces are divided into three as very dangerous, dangerous and less dangerous according to the principle of the work done. When occupational accidents and diseases are mentioned, construction sites and mines are considered. However, although the probability of occupational accidents and diseases is low, most working areas throughout the country are offices. In the offices, there are obligations that the employer must fulfill according to the law numbered 6331. Employees in offices that accommodate employees from all levels of the public and private sector are likely to be exposed to risk factors. Office workers are most exposed to physical, psychosocial and ergonomic risk factors. The employer is likely to prevent work accidents and occupational diseases by providing a healthy and safe working environment for its employees. In this study, a questionnaire consisting of 28 questions was applied to examine the perception levels of physical, psychosocial and ergonomic risk factors for 246 office workers in public and private sector institutions in Samsun. The answers to the questionnaire questions were analyzed with the program "IBM SPSS Statistics 22.0" and the value of "Cronbach Alpha (α)" was found to be 0.667. The fact that α value is in the range of 0.6 <α <0.8 indicates that the study is reliable. As a result of the study, the majority of the participants are women, the 26-33 age group, undergraduate graduates and work in public institutions. We found that the level of perception of psychosocial risk factors depends on monthly income, the level of perception of ergonomic risk factors changes depending on the sector and weekly working period, and the level of perception of physical risk factors does not change depending on demographic data.


Author(s):  
Ester Lisnati Jayadi ◽  
Panca Jodiawan ◽  
Achmad Zaki Yamani ◽  
Muhammad Qurthuby

Musculoskeletal Disorders (MSDs) caused by computer use have become the most common ergonomic risks. The risk experienced can be in the form of financial losses or even lives. Therefore, efforts are needed to prevent the occurrence of ergonomic risks so as not to cause large losses. The Rapid Office Strain Assessment (ROSA) has been designed to identify ergonomic risk factors and is reliable for the assessment of office workers' MSDs. This study evaluates the potential risk of ergonomics in female office workers because a previous study found that MSDs were more common in women. From the two workers observed, it was found that workers 1 and 2 received different scores on several assessment components. The different things are the length of the seat holder, armrests, spine brace, and keyboard. This difference is caused by body posture and different types of chairs. The length of the chair and the spinal brace is influenced by the different postures of the two workers. Worker 1 has a shorter upper leg length than worker 2, so she cannot use the backbone section of the chair. Although there are differences in scores on some components of the assessment, both workers have the same final ROSA score, which is 5. This indicates that further posture assessment needs to be done using tools other than ROSA to detect the specific cause of MSDs levels.


Author(s):  
Tamara Anatol'evna Novikova ◽  
Vladimir Nikolaevich Dolich ◽  
Nanaliya Evgen'evna Komleva ◽  
Vyacheslav Alexandrovich Medentsov ◽  
Anatoliy Nikolaevich Mikerov

Prevention of health disorders and sexual development of society is a priority area of hygiene and preventive medicine. The introduction of information and communication technologies into the educational process is a new risk factor for the development of disorders of the musculoskeletal system in adolescents. Purpose of the study: assessment of ergonomic risk factors for the development of disorders of the musculoskeletal system in adolescents using personal electronic computers as teaching aids. Objects of research: sanitary-hygienic and ergonomic factors of learning conditions with the use of personal computers and the state of the musculoskeletal system of college students. Research in accordance with the requirements of bioethics, after signing the informed consent and their parents. The hygienic factors of the learning environment and the ergonomic characteristics of furniture (tables, work chairs) in computer science classes of the Saratov college were studied. Their assessment is given for compliance with sanitary and epidemiological requirements and anthropometric indicators of students. A questionnaire survey and physical examination of 308 adolescents were carried out to identify complaints and assess the condition of the musculoskeletal system. It has been established that the organization and ergonomic characteristics of workplaces equipped with electronic computers fully comply with hygienic and ergonomic requirements. This is the cause of postural disorders and the development of disorders of the condition of the musculoskeletal system of students. A high prevalence of clinical signs of disorders of the musculoskeletal system among adolescents was revealed. It has been established that compliance with ergonomic requirements in the organization of workplaces when using personal electronic computers is a prerequisite for the primary prevention of disorders of the musculoskeletal system in adolescents. To solve this problem, first of all, it is necessary to provide educational institutions with modern furniture that meets ergonomic requirements.


Author(s):  
Nataša Pejčić ◽  
Vanja Petrović ◽  
Milica Đurić‐Jovičić ◽  
Nataša Medojević ◽  
Angelina Nikodijević‐Latinović

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