An ergonomic intervention to relieve musculoskeletal symptoms of assembly line workers at an electronic parts manufacturer in Iran

Daneshmandi, Hadi; Kee, Dohyung; Kamalinia, Mojtaba; Oliaei, Mohammad; Mohammadi, Heidar

doi:10.3233/wor-182822

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“…The prevalence of WMSs during the 12 months prior to the study in some body regions of the studied population, including shoulders, wrists/hands, upper back, lower back, knees, and ankles/feet, was higher than that reported among other Iranian working groups, comprising healthcare providers [23], hospital attendants [24], workers in orthotic and prosthetic workshops [25], office workers [23,[26][27][28], assembly line workers [29], petrochemical industry workers [30], manufacturing industries workers [23], and agricultural workers [31].…”

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Work-related musculoskeletal symptoms among Iranian nurses and their relationship with fatigue: a cross-sectional study

Hosseini

Daneshmandi

Bashiri

et al. 2021

BMC Musculoskelet Disord

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Background The present study aimed to determine the prevalence of work-related musculoskeletal symptoms (WMSs), identify potential factors associated with WMSs, and determine the association between WMSs and fatigue among nurses. Methods This cross-sectional study was carried out among 500 Iranian nurses. Data was gathered by the 1) Persian version of the Nordic musculoskeletal questionnaire (P-NMQ) to examine WMSs, and 2) Persian version of the Multidimensional Assessment of Fatigue (P-MAF) Scale to evaluate fatigue among the study population. Then, data was analyzed by SPSS version 21 using the χ2 test, multiple logistic regression for detection of potential factors associated with WMSs, and multiple linear regression for detection of potential factors associated with fatigue. Results Ankles/feet, lower back, knees, and shoulders had the highest prevalence of WMSs among nurses within the last 12 months prior to the study. Independent variables including age, job tenure, gender, smoking, shift work, and type of employment were significantly associated with WMSs in different body regions with odds ratios (ORs) ranging from 1.635–2.835. Moreover, WMSs in some body regions were associated with subscales of fatigue and total fatigue. Conclusions Ergonomic and organizational interventions for fitting the job to the nurses considering demographic/occupational characteristics are highly essential to improve musculoskeletal system health and relieve fatigue.

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Work-related musculoskeletal symptoms among Iranian nurses and their relationship with fatigue: a cross-sectional study

Hosseini

Daneshmandi

Bashiri

et al. 2021

BMC Musculoskelet Disord

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“…It has been found that assemblers spend most of their working time with a position in which their neck has been bent forward or backward. In the studies of Charles [ 14 ], Grieco [ 15 ], Sun Yan [ 16 ], Aghilinejad [ 17 ], Daneshmandi [ 18 ], and Maimaiti [ 19 ], it has been asserted that the musculoskeletal disorders are more prevalent in the neck and shoulders of assemblers.…”

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Ergonomic Design of Manual Assembly Workstation Using Digital Human Modeling

Alipour

Daneshmandi

Fararuei

et al. 2021

Annals of Global Health

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Background: Manual assembly workers are exposed to risk factors of musculoskeletal disorders. The most important risk factor among the workers is static and awkward posture. This study aimed to the ergonomic design of manual assembly workstation using Digital Human Modeling (DHM). Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted among manual assembly workers. Data was gathered via 1) demographic/occupational questionnaire, 2) The Persian version of the Nordic General Questionnaire (P-NMQ), 3) Rapid Upper Limb Assessment (RULA) using Kinect sensor, 4) Hierarchical Task Analysis (HTA), 5) Idea Rating Sheet (IRS), 6) Anthropometric data of the participants, 7) CATIA software and RULA technique. Results: The results of the evaluations showed that in the design of most workstations of assemblers in Shiraz electronics industries, complete ergonomic principles were not observed, and the implementation of targeted ergonomic interventions in them is necessary. Conclusion: The prevalence of musculoskeletal symptoms is high among manual assembly workers. The RULA technique showed that the designed manual assembly workstation using DHM effectively could improve the subjects’ awkward postures.

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“…It is a fact that automotive assembly line workers frequently perform repetitive movements in static positions, which can explain the lower limbs reference. Other papers have advanced back, neck, shoulder, and leg as the anatomical areas with more reported symptoms [ 2 , 3 , 5 , 41 ]. On the other hand, the upper limb symptoms reported during 6 months by our population are slightly lower when comparing with what has been advanced in other studies in industry workers [ 7 , 23 , 43 ].…”

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“…Highly repetitive work (the same movement two to four times a minute or in cycles below 30 seconds [ 1 ]), manual force application, and awkward postures are present in assembly line work [ 2 , 3 ]. These are some of the occupational hazards associated to work-related upper limb musculoskeletal disorders (WRULMSDs) [ [2] , [3] , [4] , [5] ], especially of the neck and upper limb and the most common in assembly lines [ 6 ].…”

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Self-Reported Variables as Determinants of Upper Limb Musculoskeletal Symptoms in Assembly Line Workers

Guerreiro

Serranheira

Cruz

et al. 2020

Safety and Health at Work

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Background Assembly lines work is frequently associated to work-related upper limb musculoskeletal disorders. The related disability and absenteeism make it important to implement efficient health surveillance systems. The main objective of this study was to identify self-reported variables that can determine work-related upper limb musculoskeletal symptoms—discomfort/pain–during a 6-month follow-up. Methods This was a prospective study with a 6-month follow-up period, performed in an assembly line. Upper limb musculoskeletal discomfort/pain was assessed through the presence of self-reported symptoms. Uni- and multivariate logistic regression analyses were used to evaluate which self-reported variables were associated to upper limb symptoms after 6 months at the present and to upper limbs symptoms in the past month. Results Of the 200 workers at baseline, 145 replied to the survey after 6 months. For both outcomes, “having upper limb symptoms during the previous 6 months” and “education” were possible predictors. Conclusion Our results suggest that having previous upper limb symptoms was related to its maintenance after 6 months, sustaining it as a specific determinant. It can be a hypothesis that this population had mainly workers with chronic symptoms, although our results give only limited support to self-reported indicators as determinants for upper limb symptoms. Nevertheless, the development of an efficient health surveillance system for high demanding jobs should implicate self-reported indicators, but also clinical and work conditions assessment should be accounted on the future.

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An ergonomic intervention to relieve musculoskeletal symptoms of assembly line workers at an electronic parts manufacturer in Iran

Cited by 32 publications

References 21 publications

Work-related musculoskeletal symptoms among Iranian nurses and their relationship with fatigue: a cross-sectional study

Work-related musculoskeletal symptoms among Iranian nurses and their relationship with fatigue: a cross-sectional study

Ergonomic Design of Manual Assembly Workstation Using Digital Human Modeling

Self-Reported Variables as Determinants of Upper Limb Musculoskeletal Symptoms in Assembly Line Workers

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