Ergonomic assessment of musculoskeletal risk among a sample of Portuguese emergency medical technicians

Davison, Constança; Cotrim, Teresa; Gonçalves, Susana

doi:10.1016/j.ergon.2020.103077

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“…According to the study's findings, female respondents reported experiencing more MSD symptoms in the previous year while working on brick making. Some studies have also found that women are more likely to develop MSD symptoms when engaging in repetitive activities [24,25].…”

Section: Gendermentioning

confidence: 99%

Assessing Musculoskeletal Disorders (Msds) of Workers of Fired Clay Bricks Industry

Budiyanto,

Adiyanto,

Ma'ruf

et al. 2024

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Ergonomics is important for sustainable development in many fields, including architecture, health, product design, safety, and workplace design. Ergonomic assessments are essential in the workplace to prevent musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs). Currently, Indonesia has a standardized ergonomic assessment, SNI 9011:2021. This assessment standard is widely used to evaluate human posture. This study aims to evaluate the position of a traditional brick-maker in which the posture identification system is based on the SNI 9011:2021. This study employed a cross-sectional design with a sample of workers in conventional brick manufacturing. The primary findings of this study were visual ergonomic assessment for posture identification, identification of ergonomic assessment categories with high risk in brick manufacturing, and the prevalence of nagging pain among workers in the brick moulding and drying process. To reduce occupational ergonomic risk, particularly for brick-making workers, ergonomic intervention is required in the form of additional work aids such as chairs. This has been shown to reduce the evaluation score based on SNI 9011: 2021, thereby reducing the occurrence of musculoskeletal disorders

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Section: Gendermentioning

confidence: 99%

Assessing Musculoskeletal Disorders (Msds) of Workers of Fired Clay Bricks Industry

Budiyanto,

Adiyanto,

Ma'ruf

et al. 2024

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“…Utilizing the REBA method to assess the postures of nurses in the operating room contributes to the mitigation of musculoskeletal disorders [17,18]. REBA also showed good guidance with respect to musculoskeletal risks in a sample of emergency medical technicians [19]. Some researchers believed that REBA has a good reference significance in the assessment of inappropriate posture by dentists [20,21].…”

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Visualization of Caregiving Posture and Risk Evaluation of Discomfort and Injury

Han,

Nishida,

Morita

et al. 2023

Applied Sciences

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There is a high risk of musculoskeletal discomfort and injury due to the lack of professional guidance and training in caregiving postures. This study aimed to develop a risk assessment and visualization method by analyzing caregiving postures. Participants with (n = 8) and without (n = 10) caregiving experience were recruited to simulate patient transfer from bed to wheelchair. The Rapid Entire Body Assessment (REBA) method lacked sensitivity in distinguishing the experienced and inexperienced groups. We found that the visualization of the center of gravity (COG) trajectory could represent distinct posture differences between the two groups. Based on this finding, we considered a modified REBA method combining the COG trajectory, load-bearing time, and asymmetric load parameters, named the Caregiving-REBA (C-REBA) method. Our results demonstrated that C-REBA could effectively distinguish experienced and inexperienced caregivers, especially in caregiving task Stages 2–4. In conclusion, the present work explored adjusting to the parameters of the REBA method. The proposed C-REBA method could be easily imbedded into the Internet of Things (IoT) device to assess the caregiving posture for providing visual guidance and warning of the risk of discomfort or injury.

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REBA assessment of patient transfer work using sliding board and Motorized Patient Transfer Device

Law

Ridzwan

Ripin

et al. 2022

International Journal of Industrial Ergonomics

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Ergonomic assessment of musculoskeletal risk among a sample of Portuguese emergency medical technicians

Cited by 7 publications

References 42 publications

Assessing Musculoskeletal Disorders (Msds) of Workers of Fired Clay Bricks Industry

Assessing Musculoskeletal Disorders (Msds) of Workers of Fired Clay Bricks Industry

Visualization of Caregiving Posture and Risk Evaluation of Discomfort and Injury

REBA assessment of patient transfer work using sliding board and Motorized Patient Transfer Device

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