Ergonomic assessment for the task of repairing computers in a manufacturing company: A case study

Maldonado-Macías, Aidé Aracely; Realyvásquez-Vargas, Arturo; Hernández, Juan Luis; Alcaráz, Jorge Luis García

doi:10.3233/wor-152118

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“…Similarly, previous studies have shown that computer related tasks can cause neck pain and low back pain [22]. Neck pain was associated with low or high screen position while shoulder symptoms were associated with high position of mouse and poor placement of keyboard [9,17,24]. MSK discomforts in shoulder, neck, and upper back can be reduced by raising computer users' knowledge regarding sitting posture and workstation [14,19].…”

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confidence: 79%

“…MSK symptoms in computer users are believed to have multi-factorial causes. It consists of non-neutral wrist, poor postures of arms and neck, poor work-station design, and duration of working on computer as well as psychological and social factors [8,9].Some researchers have reported that higher level of prevalence of MSK symptoms is linked with increased use of mouse [10,11]. Poor posture can lead to structural deformation of body, development of muscular contractures, discomfort in back and legs, decreased capacity of lungs, poor circulation, intravascular pressure and other irregularities [5,12].…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Every year, many office workers who use computer are affected by inappropriate computer workstation design which creates many health related problems [1,3,13]. Musculoskeletal discomfort put negative pressure on the tissue, tendons and nerves that influence muscles and cause musculoskeletal discomfort [9]. the MSK discomfort.…”

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confidence: 99%

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The Prevalence of Musculoskeletal Disorders and Work-Station Evaluation in Bank Employees

Umar

Kashif

Zahid

et al. 2019

Phys Med Rehab Kuror

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Objective The objective of the study was to evaluate the computer workstation settings and the prevalence of musculoskeletal (MSK) related problems in computer users of bank. Methods A cross-sectional study was conducted among100 computer users of State Bank of Pakistan, Faisalabad and National Bank of Pakistan, Faisalabad from March to December 2017. Inclusion criteria of the study were male and female bank workers, age between 25–60 years who use desktop computers for at least 3 h a day and had at least 6 months working experience. Cornell Musculoskeletal Discomfort Questionnaire (CMDQ) was used to determine prevalence of MSK problems while Rapid Office Strain Assessment (ROSA) tool was used to evaluate Computer Work-Station (CWS) ergonomic parameters. The data was analyzed by descriptive statistics and variant correlation using SPSS version 20. Results The mean CMDQ was higher (43.0 ±33.6) in female than male (16.9±20.8) and there was significant association between gender and total discomfort (P=0.001). The discomfort was higher among females then males. The body parts reported to have the most significant levels of discomfort was the neck and head (mean 3.595±7.49), lower back (2.75±5.39) and right shoulder (mean 2.15±4.32).About 40% subjects suffered from neck pain while the remaining body parts having discomfort were right shoulder (39%), left shoulder (37%), and low back (36%).Almost 90% of the participants had ROSA score greater than 5 that shows that most individuals were at higher risk of ergonomics hazardous. Conclusion The results of the present study demonstrated that MSK discomfort is common among computer users of bank employees and neck, shoulder and lower back region were at greater risk. MSK discomfort was higher in females. Workers are exposed to ergonomic hazards and need immediate improvement.

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The Prevalence of Musculoskeletal Disorders and Work-Station Evaluation in Bank Employees

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Zahid

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Phys Med Rehab Kuror

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“…Several methods and assessment tools [6] have been developed to facilitate the understanding and evaluation of the stresses and strains observed by a working body operating in an occupational workstation. Some of these include RULA -Rapid Upper Limb Assessment [7], REBA -Rapid Entire Body Assessment [8], and ROSA -Rapid Office Strain Assessment [3].…”

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Role of Ergonomics in Inducing Dynamicity by Transforming Sedentary Computer Workstation

Karir¹

2020

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This paper sheds light upon the effects of the long term sitting, while using a computer at office. It is going to analyze the prolonged sedentary position from both biological and ergonomic perspective. Possible methods and assessments tools have been presented along with suggestions and solutions for setting up the ideal computer workstation and sitting postures with recommendations for setting up a Sit-to-Stand Workstation to incorporate all the neutral body postures and minimizing the effects of prolonged static strains.

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“…The application of REBA in manufacturing technology is defined by activities such as computer repair [77] or the manufacturing of electrical products [86]. In addition, it was combined with other methods such as OCRA to study the ergonomic assessment of electric motor assembly line operators [69].…”

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An Overview of REBA Method Applications in the World

Hita-Gutiérrez

Gómez-Galán

Díaz-Pérez

et al. 2020

IJERPH

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The objective of this work is to review literature, worldwide, in which the Rapid Entire Body Assessment (REBA) ergonomic assessment method was applied and count the number of times that REBA was applied together with other methods and subsequent incidence. The database used was the “Web of Science—Core Collection”. Only scientific articles and bibliographic reviews were included, analysing a total of 314 documents and selecting only 91. The use of the REBA method is indicated in terms of knowledge, country, year and journal sectors. It was most used in the knowledge areas of “Manufacturing” (24.18%), “Agriculture, forestry and fishing” (21.98%) and in “Other activities” (19.78%). One of the benefits of REBA is that it evaluates different body parts: upper limbs (arm, forearm and wrist), lower extremities, trunk and neck. It is a useful method to identify the forced postures adopted by workers to thus develop improvement measures if necessary. It is concluded that REBA method use has increased over the last decade, probably due to the digitization of knowledge. It is almost always applied in combination with other methods, and its use can be a positive indicator of company sustainability.

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Ergonomic assessment for the task of repairing computers in a manufacturing company: A case study

Abstract: This assessment found ergonomic risks mainly in the trunk, arm/forearm, and legs; the neck and hand/wrist were also compromised. Opportunities for ergonomic analyses and interventions in the design and execution of computer repair tasks are discussed.

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The Prevalence of Musculoskeletal Disorders and Work-Station Evaluation in Bank Employees

The Prevalence of Musculoskeletal Disorders and Work-Station Evaluation in Bank Employees

Role of Ergonomics in Inducing Dynamicity by Transforming Sedentary Computer Workstation

An Overview of REBA Method Applications in the World

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