Development of risk filter and risk assessment worksheets for HSE guidance??Upper Limb Disorders in the Workplace? 2002

Graves, Rod J.

doi:10.1016/s0003-6870(04)00060-2

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“…A aplicação do filtro RSI (GRAVES et al, 2004) permitiu identificar a presença de sinais ou sintomas de LMELT em 23 dos 49 postos de trabalho. Identificou-se a presença de repetitividade em 31 postos de trabalho, sete dos quais com repetitividade muito elevada.…”

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“…A etapa seguinte do processo de diagnóstico passou pela identificação de factores de risco através do filtro RSI risk filter (GRAVES et al, 2004) A utilização daqueles equipamentos pretendeu obter uma análise rigorosa dos aspectos cinemáticos e cinéticos de componentes biomecânicas do movimento da mão dominante (BAO; HOWARD; SILVERSTEIN, 2006), designadamente a flexão/extensão e desvios cubitais e radiais a nível da articulação do punho/mão direito, e os níveis de força aplicada por cada um dos primeiros quatro dedos da mão direita, nos postos de trabalho referidos. Para tal, utilizaram-se igualmente registos em vídeo da actividade de trabalho, com recurso a uma câmara vídeo Sony DCE-HC14E ® , sincronizados com as componentes instrumentais.…”

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Estratégia de avaliação do risco de lesões músculo-esqueléticas de membros superiores ligadas ao trabalho aplicada na indústria de abate e desmancha de carne em Portugal

Serranheira

Uva

Espirito‐Santo

2009

Rev. bras. saúde ocup.

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OBJECTIVO: As lesões músculo-esqueléticas ligadas ao trabalho (LMELT) são doenças profissionais frequentes. Neste estudo ensaiou-se uma estratégia de diagnóstico do risco e de vigilância da saúde dos trabalhadores numa empresa de abate e desmancha de carne. MÉTODOS: Utilizou-se uma estratégia de obtenção de informação em todos os postos de trabalho e trabalhadores da empresa. Utilizaram-se: (i) adaptação do Questionário Nórdico Músculo-Esquelético, incluindo caracterização da exposição biomecânica; (ii) protocolo de avaliação clínica de LMELT; (iii) filtro RSI e método Strain Index; (iv) instrumentação, como electrogoniometria e sensores de força em postos de risco elevado. RESULTADOS: Identificou-se a presença de sintomas e sinais de LMELT principalmente nos punhos/mãos (n=27) e região lombo-sagrada (n=32), uma importante prevalência de casos relacionados com a actividade de trabalho (30%) e níveis de risco elevados com base nas classificações do Strain Index (n=26 MSDto e n=7 MSEsq). A utilização da instrumentação permitiu obter detalhes da repetitividade, das posturas e dos momentos de aplicação de força, úteis para a intervenção. CONCLUSÕES: A prevenção só é possível através da aplicação de programas/estratégias integradas de diagnóstico e gestão do risco de LMELT que sejam eficazes no sentido da intervenção sobre a actividade e as condições de trabalho.

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Estratégia de avaliação do risco de lesões músculo-esqueléticas de membros superiores ligadas ao trabalho aplicada na indústria de abate e desmancha de carne em Portugal

Serranheira

Uva

Espirito‐Santo

2009

Rev. bras. saúde ocup.

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“…Even though safety and health issues are vital elements highly considered during mining, more emphasis is focused on demand and supply curve. Therefore, from the ergonomists point of view, the incident which took place in Jwaneng Diamond mine in June 2012, where the pit experienced a slope failure at cut 6 trapping 16 employees who were on night duty and later on rescuing 15 alive and 1 dead, is a clear example of negligence of ergonomic prescriptions on total ergonomic programs [14].…”

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“…The economists is most worried about this monster which is mostly linked to employees operating errors that subsequently result in substandard work quality and reduced operational productivity as [14] asserted by Graves. In 2002, MSDs accounted for 487,900 (34%) of the injuries and illnesses in the U.S. involving days away from work [12].…”

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Ergonomics with a Human Face, a Pragmatic Perspective

Nthubu¹

2017

J Health Med Inform

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Ergonomics is the scientific field of knowledge concerned with the understanding of interactions between humans and systems or machines and furthermore the profession that applies theory, principles data and methods to design in order to optimize human well-being and overall system performance. Therefore, to further optimize the ergonomic performance the environment need to be incorporated in the human system interaction definition to form a tripartite symbiotic interphase. The purpose of this article is to discuss the role of ergonomists in improving the human, system and environmental conditions using the pragmatic approach of defining human factors ergonomics.

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“…Since, different methods often focus on different exposures, it may be worth to combine several methods to perform a more comprehensive risk assessment [7]. The current techniques for assessing exposure to risk factors associated with ULDs includes Rapid Upper Limb Assessment (RULA) [8], Job Strain Index (JSI) [9], Occupational Repetitive Actions (OCRA) [10], Cumulative Trauma Disorders (CTD) [11], Loading on the Upper Body Assessment (LUBA) [12], Upper Limb Disorders (ULDs) Health and Safety Guide (HSG-60) [13], and Assessment of Repetitive Task (ART) [14]. From the objective for each tool, it can be concluded that the aim was to not entirely fixate on assessing the work-related upper limb disorders.…”

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Usability of the Upper Limb Risk Assessment (UPLIRA) Method for Assessing the Risk Factors of Upper Limb Disorders

Razak

Rahman

2017

MATEC Web Conf.

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Abstract.It is important to design ergonomic methods or assessment with a high usability and good ergonomic features, so the method is easily adaptable to the task and the workplace environment. Usability is a measurement on how well the user can use that functionality. The study converged on testing the usability of the new tools for assessing ULDs namely as Upper Limb Risk Assessment (UPLIRA). The UPLIRA method was evaluated by 6 students (3 undergraduate students and 3 postgraduates students) from University Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia (UTHM) who are conducting research in ergonomic. From the feedback survey of UPLIRA method, the observers agree that the prototype of UPLIRA tool was applicable to workplace assessment for the wide range of jobs/task (mean 4.00, SD:0.632) with 83% percentage of agreement . They also indicate that UPLIRA method is quick to use (mean 3.67, SD:1.033) with percentage agreement of 67%. The scoring system and action level was rated as easy to understand (mean 3.67, SD:1.211) and (mean 4.17, SD:0.408). Conclusively, the UPLIRA method was rated as straightforward to use, applicable to wide range of tasks, and time saving as assessment can be completed within 10 minutes. In addition, the UPLIRA assessment covers an extensive range of physical, psychosocial, work organizational, and individual risk factors.

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Development of risk filter and risk assessment worksheets for HSE guidance??Upper Limb Disorders in the Workplace? 2002

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Estratégia de avaliação do risco de lesões músculo-esqueléticas de membros superiores ligadas ao trabalho aplicada na indústria de abate e desmancha de carne em Portugal

Estratégia de avaliação do risco de lesões músculo-esqueléticas de membros superiores ligadas ao trabalho aplicada na indústria de abate e desmancha de carne em Portugal

Ergonomics with a Human Face, a Pragmatic Perspective

Usability of the Upper Limb Risk Assessment (UPLIRA) Method for Assessing the Risk Factors of Upper Limb Disorders

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