Ergonomic Inputs for the Improvement of Safety and Health Exercises in the Mining Industry

Kim, In Joo

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“…Bu risk türleri ilk bakışta birbirinden bağımsız görünmekle beraber, sözü edilen tüm risklerin birbirileri ile etkileşim halinde oldukları, hatta birbirlerini tetikleyebildikleri ifade edilebilir. Örneklemek gerekirse; kas-iskelet sistemi rahatsızlıkları maden çalışanlarının sık deneyimledikleri, yaygın sağlık sorunları arasındadır (Kim, 2018). Sektöre özgü kanıksanmış, normalleşmiş sağlık sorunlarından olan kas-iskelet sistemi rahatsızlıklarının oluşmasında fiziksel zorlanmanın dışında kalan bir grup unsurun şaşırtıcı etkisini ortaya çıkartan araştırmalar bulunmaktadır.…”

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Kömür Madenleri̇nde Psi̇kososyal Güvenli̇k Çalişmalari: Maden Mühendi̇sleri̇ Ve İş Güvenli̇ği̇ Uzmanlari Gözünden Ni̇tel Değerlendi̇rme

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Coal mining is among the most dangerous occupations known due to the physical working environment and numerous potential hazard sources. However, dangers and risks associated are not limited only to physical conditions. As the interaction of mine workers with psychosocial hazards and risks harms themselves, it adversely affects their colleagues, work processes, mining companies, workers' families, and society in general. Moreover, interaction with psychosocial hazard sources and risks can provide a ground for exposure to physical-biological-chemical hazard sources. This extensive effect of psychosocial hazards, which resembles growing circles in the water, necessitates the support of workers' psychological well-being. The project, which started on February 1, 2021, "Capacity Building of Occupational Physicians for the Assessment and Prevention of Psychosocial Risks in Mining Sector" project grew out of this need, which is conducted with the financial support of the European Union and the Republic of Turkey and aims to contribute to mineworkers' psychosocial safety. The purpose of this article is to present a cross-section of the qualitative research conducted in this project, reviewing the perceptions of mining engineers and occupational safety experts regarding the sources of psychosocial danger faced by mineworkers. Focus group meetings were conducted with 23 mining engineers and 20 occupational safety experts. Qualitative coding of the transcribed data from the focus group sessions was done using the Copenhagen Psychosocial Questionnaire (COPSOQ-III) dimensions. The coding process revealed that these COPSOQ-III dimensions were relevant to mineworkers' psychosocial conditions in coal mining: interpersonal relationships and leadership, job insecurity, impact and development, and job demands. Examples of segments regarding these themes reveal the coal mine workers' high-risk condition in mining engineers' and occupational safety experts' perspectives.

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Kömür Madenleri̇nde Psi̇kososyal Güvenli̇k Çalişmalari: Maden Mühendi̇sleri̇ Ve İş Güvenli̇ği̇ Uzmanlari Gözünden Ni̇tel Değerlendi̇rme

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“…Working in low working heights (in low-seam mines) causes multiple forms of discomforts and injuries attributed to working in kneeling and squatting postures [25,26]. The workers are often exposed to these risks, therefore risk potential should be identified and reduced [27]. In Pakistan, the coal is still being extracted using conventional mining methods, thus WRMSDs have become the most common health problems [28,29] in this industry.…”

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Workstation Evaluation Regarding Ergonomic Awareness and Work-Related Musculoskeletal Disorders Among Coal Mine Workers

Sahito

Bazuhair

Mimesh

2022

Eng. Technol. Appl. Sci. Res.

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Mining is often associated with the risk of Work-Related Musculoskeletal Disorders (WRMSDs). Despite being a coal-rich country, Pakistan’s mining sector stays behind in terms of occupational health and safety. Only a few research studies have been conducted on ergonomics in the mining industry. The current study aimed at evaluating workstations for WRMSDs and ergonomic factors among coal mine workers. Survey data were gathered from a total of 103 workers using a structured questionnaire. Information on the incidence of musculoskeletal disorders was obtained using the Standardized Nordic Questionnaire. The questions about ergonomics awareness, workstation, environment, demands, and risks were based on the available literature studies. The association between the incidence of WRMSDs and age was explored using chi-square analysis. The results showed a high rate of uneducated workers with a lack of ergonomics awareness. Back, shoulders, and legs were the most vulnerable body areas to WRMSDs. A significant association between workers’ age and WRMSDs was found. The workers’ opinion towards workstation was at a very low level. The current work conditions were found to have risks of potential hazards and economic losses. Ergonomic interventions are suggested to be developed and implemented to improve workplace conditions.

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A Comprehensive Review of Work-Related Musculoskeletal Disorders in the Mining Sector and Scope for Ergonomics Design Interventions

Sen

Sanjog

Karmakar

2020

IISE Transactions on Occupational Ergonomics and Human Factors

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Ergonomic Inputs for the Improvement of Safety and Health Exercises in the Mining Industry

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Kömür Madenleri̇nde Psi̇kososyal Güvenli̇k Çalişmalari: Maden Mühendi̇sleri̇ Ve İş Güvenli̇ği̇ Uzmanlari Gözünden Ni̇tel Değerlendi̇rme

Kömür Madenleri̇nde Psi̇kososyal Güvenli̇k Çalişmalari: Maden Mühendi̇sleri̇ Ve İş Güvenli̇ği̇ Uzmanlari Gözünden Ni̇tel Değerlendi̇rme

Workstation Evaluation Regarding Ergonomic Awareness and Work-Related Musculoskeletal Disorders Among Coal Mine Workers

A Comprehensive Review of Work-Related Musculoskeletal Disorders in the Mining Sector and Scope for Ergonomics Design Interventions

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