Effect of elevation change on work fatigue and physiological symptoms for high-rise building construction workers

Hsu, Der-Jen; Sun, Yung-Nien; Chuang, K.H.; Juang, Yow-Jer; Chang, Fu-Lin

doi:10.1016/j.ssci.2007.01.011

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“…The dependence of the intensity of fatigue took the form of T I > T III > T II , which suggests that the work of refuse collectors is of the generally-demanding type. The same type of work is characteristic of electricians, plumbers and concreters (Chang et al 2009), as opposed to jobs such as construction workers (Hsu et al 2008), scaffolders, steel fixers and farm workers, whose work is the physically-demanding type (Chang et al 2009).…”

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Self-reported fatigue and health complaints of refuse collectors

Lasota

Hankiewicz

2019

Cent Eur J Oper Res

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Working as a refuse collector is a physically strenuous activity. The aim of the investigations in this work was to evaluate the fatigue and subjective complaints of musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) among refuse collectors. The study involved 27 employees; average age: 32.1 years (SD 3.15), seniority: 2.67 years (SD 1.56). To evaluate fatigue a modified 30-piece questionnaire with a Borg scale was used. MSDs were measured by the Nordic Standardized Questionnaire with the Borg scale. After work, the highest rates of fatigue were reported for the symptoms: "feel thirsty," "give a yawn," "want to lie down," "feel strained in the eyes," "feel a pain in the back," "become drowsy," "feel stiff in the shoulders," "feel heavy in the head" and "have a headache." There was a high intensity of MSDs reported for the body segments "shoulders/upper arms," "lower back," "upper back," "hips/upper legs," "head/neck," "elbows/forearms" and "wrists/hands." Complaints regarding limited mobility due to MSDs at work and outside of work have been observed for the "shoulders/upper arms," "lower back" and "upper back." Refuse collectors complained more about "drowsiness and dullness" than the "projection of physical impairment" and "difficulty in concentration." Discomfort occurred primarily in the upper segments of the body and made staff mobility difficult both at work and after work. The test results can be used in the prevention of fatigue and discomfort. It is recommended to conduct training on the correct ways of performing work and resting and the repair or replacement of faulty containers.

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Self-reported fatigue and health complaints of refuse collectors

Lasota

Hankiewicz

2019

Cent Eur J Oper Res

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“…e absolute height of high-rise buildings gives rise to a wide range of challenges to construction safety management, including extreme environments on high-altitude floors [23,24] and complex physiological and psychological impacts on construction workers from working at such elevations [25][26][27].…”

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Critical Success Factors for Safety Management of High‐Rise Building Construction Projects in China

Ning

Chen

2018

Advances in Civil Engineering

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This study aims at identifying the critical success factors (CSFs) for safety management of high-rise building construction projects and exploring interactions among such CSFs. Study data were sourced from semistructured interviews and a questionnaire survey administered in China. The study constructs a third-order CSFs system containing six CSFs: management measures, management organization, technical and management plan, worker safety behavior, safety environment, and worker safety quality. Among these, management organization is found to be the key factor affecting construction safety management performance, while worker safety behavior is a factor with a direct impact. Implications for practice are proposed. This study enriches the existing literature on the CSFs and performance evaluation of construction safety management in high-rise building construction projects. Safety performance of high-rise building construction projects can be effectively enhanced by improving the professional competence of safety management organizations.

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“…Penggunan tenaga manusia sebagai pekerja sangatlah dominan terutama kegiatan penanganan material secara manual (MMH). Peng ukuran tingkat kelelahan kerja akibat aktivitas fisiologis selama bekerja dapat dilakukan dengan melakukan pengukuran denyut jantung, konsumsi oksigen (Molen et al, 2007), dan tekanan darah (Hsu et al, 2008;Abdelhamid and Everett, 2002 …”

Section: Secara Umum Aktivitas Manual Materialsunclassified

Evaluasi Beban Kerja Manual (Studi Kasus UD Sumber Makmur Medan)

Kodrat¹

2014

JTI

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ABSTRAK UD Sumber Makmur adalah salah industri rumah tangga yang memproduksi makanan ringan berupa keripik singkong dengan berbagai citra rasa dimana pada bagian packaging masih menggunakan kerja manual (fisik). UD Sumber Makmur is one of the home industries producing snacks especially cassava chips with various kinds of flavor. Packaging process is still performed manually through utilizing the physical power of workers. This research aims to evaluate manual workload in the particular tasks. The research object includes two groups of task which are group A (associated with production tasks) and group B (associated with packaging tasks). According to the result, it shows that average physical workload in both groups is constants and it is included in light-

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Effect of elevation change on work fatigue and physiological symptoms for high-rise building construction workers

Cited by 52 publications

References 5 publications

Self-reported fatigue and health complaints of refuse collectors

Self-reported fatigue and health complaints of refuse collectors

Critical Success Factors for Safety Management of High‐Rise Building Construction Projects in China

Evaluasi Beban Kerja Manual (Studi Kasus UD Sumber Makmur Medan)

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