Musculoskeletal symptoms among seafood production workers in North Norway

Abstract

Musculoskeletal symptoms were found among the majority of production workers in the whitefish, shrimp and salmon industry, the highest prevalence being among female workers. The main difference between types of seafood industries was the high prevalence of symptoms from wrist/hands among workers in the salmon industry. Cold work was an important risk factor for musculoskeletal symptoms.

An Analysis of Work-Related Musculoskeletal Disorders Among Butchers in Kano Metropolis, Nigeria

“…The body region locations of the WRMSDs are concomitant to the usual postures/or risk factors associated with butchering. Generally, upper limbs WRMSDs in the present study were not as dominant as those reported by previous studies [32], [33], [34]. This could be attributed to differences in work settings between our study and those of the comparison studies.…”

“…Most slaughterhouses in the developed world maintain low temperature for hygiene purposes. This temperature regulation has, however, been linked to preponderance of upper limb WRMSDs [32], [33], [34]. Direct comparison cannot be made with these studies for two reasons.…”

Por uma política para a saúde do trabalhador não assalariado: o caso dos pescadores artesanais e das marisqueiras

“…As principais formas de LER/DORT diagnosticadas no citado ambulatório foram: tenossionovites e tendinites, síndrome do túnel do carpo e síndrome cérvico-braquial. Estas alterações já são relatadas em estudos sobre a pesca industrial, a exemplo de Olafsdottir (1998) e Aasmoe et al (2008).…”

Occupational health and safety hazards in Atlantic Canadian aquaculture: Laying the groundwork for prevention

“…Many processing jobs involve repetitive and vigorous motions, extended periods of time standing, heavy lifting and awkward postures. A fast paced environment is also typical of the industry [21,32,33]. Musculoskeletal disorders affecting the neck, shoulders, back and upper and lower limbs with disorder prevalence and severity correlated with particular worker tasks have been documented [34][35][36].…”