Postural physical burden of street vendors in Boyacá, Colombia
María Nubia Molano-Sotaquira,
Fabian Alfredo Torres-Sandoval,
Carlos Alfredo Millán-Pérez
Abstract:It was performed an observational study of transversal cut with a descriptive approach with the objective of evaluating the postural physical burden of fruits and vegetables street vendors in Boyacá, Colombia through the ergonomic assessment method REBA. The chosen population of the study was fifteen workers from a street vendors association in Sogamoso city. The results show that the vendors have a high and very high risk of generating musculoskeletal disorders due to the postural burden they are exposed to. … Show more
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