Healthy Work: Mobile Applications to Reduce the Risk of Musculoskeletal Disorders (MSDs)

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (3) ◽  
pp. 532-537
Author(s):  
Fikky Aprico ◽  
Muhammad Syakir Arif ◽  
Dihin Muriyatmoko ◽  
Azis Musthafa ◽  
Ario Ramadhan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Musculoskeletal Disorders ◽  
Mobile Applications ◽  
Occupational Safety ◽  
Work Attitudes ◽  
Android Application ◽  
Health Administration ◽  
Safety And Health ◽  
Long Time ◽  
Healthy Work ◽  
Educational Staff

Musculoskeletal Disorders (MSDs) are complaints in the skeletal muscles caused by behavioral errors and work attitudes. If the condition happens every day for long, it can cause permanent pain and damage to muscles, joints, tendons, ligaments and othes. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) recommends ergonomic measures to deal with complaints of MSDs under the Ergonomic Rule of Twenty (ERT) rules. The purpose of this study is applying the method to android application. Work on this application using the steps of waterfall. Testing is done in 5 ways. The first with the blackbox method indicates that the application is running smoothly with no error. The second hardware use with various smartphones and screen size shows that the application is running well on minimum specification 4.3-inch and Android KitKat operating system. The third was carried out to two MSDs expert lecturers indicating that the application was in accordance with the ERT rules and recommended to be used as a media to prevent MSDs complaints. Fourth, by distributing questionnaires to 32 educational staff respondents at University of Darussalam Gontor, actively sitting in front of the computer daily, give good feedback with a score of 82%. Fifth, through users (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=id.amoled.timerapp), 10 users gives rating of 4.6 from March 27 to July 20, 2019. All results show this application complies with ERT rules and helps prevent and reduce complaints of MSDs. This Application is recommended for anyone having a job with the habit of sitting in front of a computer for long time.

scholarly journals Work - Related Musculoskeletal Disorders: A Case Study of Sawmill Workers in Bangladesh

2019 ◽  
Vol 14 (2) ◽  
pp. 336-345
Author(s):  
Md. Sumon Rahman ◽  
Abid Hossain Khan ◽  
Md. Shohanur Rahman ◽  
Baishali Biswas
Keyword(s):  
Musculoskeletal Disorders ◽  
Occupational Safety ◽  
Occupational Safety And Health ◽  
Risk Level ◽  
Entire Body ◽  
Health Administration ◽  
Work Related ◽  
Safety And Health ◽  
Work Related Musculoskeletal Disorders ◽  
Sawmill Workers

Sawmill workers in Bangladesh are increasingly at risk of emerging work-related musculoskeletal disorders (WRMSDs). Their jobs involve awkward manual handling tasks such as lifting, carrying, pushing and pulling. These are identified as risk factors for musculoskeletal disorders. The aims of this study are to find out the prevalence of musculoskeletal disorders and assessing the postural risk level among sawmills workers. This cross-sectional study was conducted with 254 workers from 60 sawmills at the southern part of Bangladesh. The overall 70.1% of sawmills workers were suffering musculoskeletal disorders in at least one body part for the last one year. The average Rapid Entire Body Assessment (REBA) score of four main tasks (Pushing, Pulling, Lifting, and Carrying the timber) was 9.25, which is high risk for MSDs symptoms. The main reasons behind these MSDs are lack of knowledge about workplace safety, working postures and the settings of the workplace. We have recommended to the management to apply the NIOSH (National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health) lifting and Manual Material handling techniques; arrange OSHA (Occupational Safety and Health Administration) ergonomic training to the workers. Also, suggested designing the working table and workplaces in ergonomically to mitigate the musculoskeletal disorders.

The Roles of Government in Protecting and Promoting Occupational and Environmental Health

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gregory R. Wagner ◽  
Emily A. Spieler
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Health ◽  
Environmental Protection Agency ◽  
Occupational Safety ◽  
Mine Safety ◽  
Health Administration ◽  
Safety And Health ◽  
Standards And Regulations ◽  
Regulatory Interventions ◽  
The Government ◽  
The U.S

This chapter discusses the roles of government in promoting occupational and environmental health, with a focus on the U.S. federal government. Governmental interventions, as described here, can range from non-regulatory interventions, such as dissemination of information or generation and communication of information, to establishing regulatory requirements through the promulgation and enforcement of standards and regulations. The chapter describes the U.S. laws and roles of the administrative agencies responsible for occupational and environmental health, including the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, the Mine Safety and Health Administration, and the Environmental Protection Agency. Noting the budgetary and political constraints on these federal agencies, the chapter goes on to discuss briefly the role of the public and the states. The government also plays a role when preventive efforts fail, and the chapter provides a brief summary of programs designed to provide compensation to injured workers.

scholarly journals Thermal Condition and Air Quality Investigation in Commercial Airliner Cabins

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (13) ◽  
pp. 7047
Author(s):  
Nu Yu ◽  
Yao Zhang ◽  
Mengya Zhang ◽  
Haifeng Li
Keyword(s):  
Air Quality ◽  
Occupational Safety ◽  
Thermal Environment ◽  
Thermal Conditions ◽  
Pressure Change ◽  
Health Administration ◽  
Exposure Limit ◽  
Safety And Health ◽  
The Us ◽  
Carbon Dioxide Co2

Cabin air quality and thermal conditions have a direct impact on passenger and flight crew’s health and comfort. In this study, in-cabin thermal environment and particulate matter (PM) exposures were investigated in four China domestic flights. The mean and standard deviation of the in-cabin carbon dioxide (CO2) concentrations in two tested flights are 1440 ± 111 ppm. The measured maximum in-cabin carbon monoxide (CO) concentration is 1.2 ppm, which is under the US Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) permissible exposure limit of 10 ppm. The tested relative humidity ranges from 13.8% to 67.0% with an average of 31.7%. The cabin pressure change rates at the end of the climbing stages and the beginning of the descending stages are close to 10 hPa·min−1, which might induce the uncomfortable feeling of passengers and crew members. PM mass concentrations were measured on four flights. The results show that PM concentrations decreased after the aircraft cabin door closed and were affected by severe turbulences. The highest in-cabin PM concentrations were observed in the oldest aircraft with an age of 13.2 years, and the waiting phase in this aircraft generated the highest exposures.

Updates on NORA Musculoskeletal Health Cross-Sector Council Activities

2020 ◽  
Vol 64 (1) ◽  
pp. 1279-1281
Author(s):  
David M. Rempel ◽  
Scott Schneider ◽  
Sean Gallagher ◽  
Sheree Gibson ◽  
Susan Kotowski ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Musculoskeletal Disorders ◽  
Research Agenda ◽  
Occupational Safety ◽  
Occupational Safety And Health ◽  
Evidence Based ◽  
Musculoskeletal Health ◽  
Work Related ◽  
Safety And Health ◽  
Work Related Musculoskeletal Disorders ◽  
Collaborative Efforts

The National Occupational Research Agenda (NORA) is a research framework for the nation and for the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH). The NORA Musculoskeletal Health Cross-Sector (MUS) Council focuses on the mitigation of work-related musculoskeletal disorders (WMSDs). Two projects have been chosen by the MUS Council for disseminating existing information on ergonomic assessment methods and interventions. The first project involves collaboration with the AIHA Ergonomics Committee on the latest update of the AIHA Ergonomic Assessment Toolkit. The second project aims to post all-industry information on ergonomic solutions/interventions/guidelines in collaboration with the International Ergonomics Association (IEA). The MUS Council plans on leveraging the collaborative efforts for promoting widespread adoption of evidence-based workplace practices for the prevention of WMSDs.

Analysis of workplace compliance measurements of asbestos by the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (1984–2011)

2015 ◽  
Vol 72 (3) ◽  
pp. 615-629 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dallas M. Cowan ◽  
Thales J. Cheng ◽  
Matthew Ground ◽  
Jennifer Sahmel ◽  
Allysha Varughese ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Occupational Safety ◽  
Occupational Safety And Health ◽  
Health Administration ◽  
Safety And Health ◽  
The U.S
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