Ergonomic Interventions to Control Work-related Musculoskeletal Disorders in Automated Light Assembly Manufacturing System

2005 ◽  
Vol 24 (2) ◽  
pp. 57-63 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Musculoskeletal Disorders ◽  
Manufacturing System ◽  
Work Related ◽  
Work Related Musculoskeletal Disorders ◽  
Control Work ◽  
Ergonomic Interventions

Low cost ergonomic interventions to reduce risk factors for work related musculoskeletal disorders during dairy farming

Work ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 64 (2) ◽  
pp. 195-201 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hamidreza Mokarami ◽  
Sakineh Varmazyar ◽  
Reza Kazemi ◽  
Sayed Mohammad Taghavi ◽  
Lorann Stallones ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Musculoskeletal Disorders ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Dairy Farming ◽  
Work Related ◽  
Work Related Musculoskeletal Disorders ◽  
Reduce Risk ◽  
Ergonomic Interventions

Musculoskeletal Disorders

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carisa Harris-Adamson ◽  
Stephen S. Bao ◽  
Bradley Evanoff
Keyword(s):  
Musculoskeletal Disorders ◽  
Body Region ◽  
Low Back ◽  
Personal Factors ◽  
Work Related ◽  
Work Related Musculoskeletal Disorders ◽  
Neck Disorders ◽  
Physical Exposures ◽  
And Control ◽  
Ergonomic Interventions

This chapter describes the nature and magnitude of work-related musculoskeletal disorders (WRMSDs) and their prevention and control. The incidence and severity of musculoskeletal disorders is described by body region and by occupation, and a conceptual model for the contributors and pathways to developing WRMSDs is described. Neck disorders and upper-extremity disorders as well as low back pain and lower-extremity disorders are described in detail, including evaluation, diagnosis, and prevention. Personal factors, physical exposures, and psychosocial stress that contribute to the development of WRMSDs are described. Ergonomic interventions to reduce or eliminate physical exposures are stressed as critically important preventive measures.

scholarly journals Prevalence of work related musculoskeletal disorders among women tea factory workers of Nilgiri: An ergonomic study

2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (3) ◽  
pp. 990-994 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Gayathri Devi ◽  
Aditi Vats
Keyword(s):  
Musculoskeletal Disorders ◽  
Sampling Method ◽  
Work Organization ◽  
Body Parts ◽  
Factory Workers ◽  
Work Related ◽  
Lower Back ◽  
Work Related Musculoskeletal Disorders ◽  
Independent Variable ◽  
Ergonomic Interventions

This research study is about the prevalence of work related musculoskeletal disorders among women tea factory workers of Nilgiri. The purposive random sampling method was used to select the respondents. The work related to musculoskeletal disorders or discomfort and the pain experienced by the workers were determined by using Standardized Nordic Questionnaire Work related activities taken as independent variable; pain and discomforts taken as dependent variable. Work related pain/ discomfort was reported in 12-month, last month and prevalence in 7 days during May 2015 to April 2016. Workers reported that musculoskeletal pain for the 12 months according to body parts  especially on the neck (80%), shoulders (60%), lower back (87.5 %), hips (80%), knees (72.5%) and wrists (25%) due to their daily activities in the factories which were lifting, lifting above the shoulder level, lifting with one shoulder, pushing, pulling loads more than 25 kgs. By implementing ergonomic interventions like improved work organization with job rotations and ample rest during work of the tea factory workers will reduce their musculoskeletal disorders symptoms and pain.

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