Upper extremity symptoms in supermarket workers

Harber, Philip; Peña, Laura; Bland, Gerard; Beck, John C.

doi:10.1002/ajim.4700220609

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“…Whether this age effect [Stetson et al, 19921 is solely due to the biological aging effect or related to the length of exposure years is difficult to determine. Health surveys of workers in specific industries or occupations produced varying results, probably due to different types of population, exposure, and a possible "healthy worker effect" [Harber et al, 1992;Osorio et al, 19941. Based on their review of studies through 1990, Hagberg et al [1992] argue that age has not been shown to be a risk factor for CTS when the duration of exposure was controlled.…”

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Prevalence and Work‐Relatedness of Self‐Reported Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Among U.S. Workers: Analysis of the Occupational Health Supplement Data of 1988 National Health Interview Survey

Tanaka

Wild

Seligman

et al. 1995

American J Industrial Med

150

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To estimate the prevalence and work-relatedness of self-reported carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) among U.S. workers, data from the Occupational Health Supplement of 1988 National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) were analyzed. Among 127 million "recent" workers" who worked during the 12 months prior to the survey, 1.47% (95% CI: 1.30; 1.65), or 1.87 million self-reported CTS, and 0.53% (95% CI: 0.42; 0.65), or 675,000, stated that their prolonged hand discomfort was called CTS by a medical person. Occupations with the highest prevalence of self-reported CTS were mail service, health care, construction, and assembly and fabrication. Industries with the highest prevalence were food products, repair services, transportation, and construction. The risk factor most strongly associated with medically called CTS was exposure to repetitive bending/twisting of the hands/wrists at work (OR = 5.2), followed by race (OR = 4.2; whites higher than nonwhites), gender (OR = 2.2; females higher than males), use of vibrating hand tools (OR = 1.8), and age (OR = 1.03; risk increasing per year). This result is consistent with previous reports in that repeated bending/twisting of the hands and wrists during manual work is etiologically related to occupational carpal tunnel syndrome.

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Prevalence and Work‐Relatedness of Self‐Reported Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Among U.S. Workers: Analysis of the Occupational Health Supplement Data of 1988 National Health Interview Survey

Tanaka

Wild

Seligman

et al. 1995

American J Industrial Med

150

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“…The literature reports that MSD problems exist both in Europe among seated cashiers (Sa È llstro È m and Schmidt 1984, Buckle 1987, Krueger et al 1988, Hinnen et al 1992) and in North America among standing cashiers (Margolis and Kraus 1987, Morgenstern and Kraus 1988, Ryan 1989, Wells et al 1990, Baron et al 1991, Harber et al 1992, Osorio et al 1994. Although comprehensive information on the severity and costs of MSD among cashiers globally does not exist, various government agencies do provide statistics on the prevalence of MSD associated with checkout work.…”

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Effects of sitting versus standing and scanner type on cashiers

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In the retail supermarket industry where cashiers perform repetitive, light manual material-handling tasks when scanning and handling products, reports of musculoskeletal disorders and discomfort are high. Ergonomics tradeoffs exist between sitting and standing postures, which are further confounded by the checkstand design and point-of-sale technology, such as the scanner. A laboratory experiment study was conducted to understand the effects of working position (sitting versus standing) and scanner type (bi-optic versus single window) on muscle activity, upper limb and spinal posture, and subjective preference of cashiers. Ten cashiers from a Dutch retailer participated in the study. Cashiers exhibited lower muscle activity in the neck and shoulders when standing and using a bi-optic scanner. Shoulder abduction was also less for standing conditions. In addition, all cashiers preferred using the bi-optic scanner with mixed preferences for sitting (n = 6) and standing (n = 4). Static loading of the muscles was relatively high compared with benchmarks, suggesting that during the task of scanning, cashiers may not have adequate recovery time to prevent fatigue. It is recommended that retailers integrate bi-optic scanners into standing checkstands to minimize postural stress, fatigue and discomfort in cashiers.

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“…Da mesma forma, se conhece por estudos realizados que uma sobrecarga de horas trabalhadas, ultrapassando as 8 horas recomendadas geralmente, leva a diminuição das reações e, consequentemente, a queda na produtividade, assim como danos pessoais, principalmente quando o trabalho é intenso (BLISS, J.; DUNN, M., 2000;GRANDJEAN, 1998;HARBER, P. et al, 1992;HINNEN, U. et al, 1992).…”

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A postura no trabalho dos operadores de checkout de supermercados: uma necessidade constante de análises

Batiz¹,

Santos

Licea³

2009

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The work conditions in which supermarket checkout operators perform activities have been a recent concern to specialists. This research was carried out in eight supermarkets of two cities in KEY WORDSCheckout, risks, ergonomics. RESUMOAs condições de trabalho nas quais os operadores de checkout de supermercados realizam suas atividades têm sido uma preocupação dos especialistas nos últimos tempos. Essa pesquisa foi realizada em oito supermercados de duas cidades do Brasil com o objetivo de conhecer as condições em que os operadores realizam suas atividades, detectando os fatores de risco para propor medidas que eliminem ou minimizem o aparecimento de efeitos adversos nos trabalhadores. Foi aplicado um questionário e o método RULA a uma amostra de 80 trabalhadores. O estudo mostrou que o mobiliário não está adaptado às características antropométricas da população, a maioria das posturas analisadas é inadequada, não existem revezamento nem pausas que poderiam ajudar a minimizar a situação, existência de sobrecarga, mental e física, entre outras. Conclui-se que a atividade pode representar riscos à saúde dos operadores de caixa de supermercados. PALAVRAS-CHAVECheckout, riscos, ergonomia.

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Upper extremity symptoms in supermarket workers

Cited by 20 publications

References 7 publications

Prevalence and Work‐Relatedness of Self‐Reported Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Among U.S. Workers: Analysis of the Occupational Health Supplement Data of 1988 National Health Interview Survey

Prevalence and Work‐Relatedness of Self‐Reported Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Among U.S. Workers: Analysis of the Occupational Health Supplement Data of 1988 National Health Interview Survey

Effects of sitting versus standing and scanner type on cashiers

A postura no trabalho dos operadores de checkout de supermercados: uma necessidade constante de análises

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