Work routinization and implications for ergonomic exposure assessment

Gold, Judith E.; Park, Jung-Soon; Punnett, Laura

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“…The questionnaires, as Rugulies et al (2004) pointed out, were not normalised, presenting methodological limitations in this type of research. Therefore, 16 non-defining criteria were adopted in the observation guide, clustered into five relevant aspects (Guélaud et al, 1975): a) Physical environment: thermal environment, lighting, noise and vibrations. b) Physical load: static and dynamic.…”

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“…The LEST method (Guélaud et al, 1975) was used for ergonomic psycho-social assessment and was selected using the assessment criteria of ergonomic methods of Stanton and Young (1998).…”

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“…Fatigue 10 Harmful Table 1. Value and purpose, by parameter, of the LEST method (Guélaud et al, 1975).…”

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“…There are numerous methods, which can be objective, subjective, or mixed, some present slight improvement over the others. The following are worthy of note: the method of the Labour Economics and Sociology Laboratory of France, known as LEST (Guélaud et al, 1975), the RNUR or the job-profile method of Renault (1976), the method Agence National pour l'Amelioration des Conditions de Travail, known as ANACT (Piotet and Mabile, 1984), the FREMAP mixed method (Fundación MAPFRE, 1995), the FAGOR method (1987), the Ergonomic Workplace Analysis, known as EWA (FIOH, 1989), the method to investigate cumulative traumatic disorders of the upper limbs (McAtamney and Corlett, 1993), method to evaluate risk factors for musculo-skeletal work-related disorders (Wells et al, 1994), the method of identifying ergonomic risk (Kemmlet, 1995) and the Suzanne Rodgers method (Rodgers, 1993).…”

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“…This requires an evaluation of the risk of each post. For this, surveys are recommended for ergonomic psycho-social analysis (Gold et al, 2006).…”

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Ergonomics and psycho-sociological quality indexes in greenhouses, Almería (Spain)

Callejón-Ferre¹,

Pérez-Alonso

López

et al. 2009

Span. j. agric. res.

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This study investigates the use of the Labour Economics and Sociology Laboratory of France (LEST) method to analyse work posts among greenhouse workers in the Almería region of south-eastern Spain. The aim is to improve the health of the labourers. Data were gathered from 110 greenhouses, 73 of the Almería parral plano type and 37 raspa and amagado. Crops studied were 63 greenhouses of tomatoes, 31 of watermelons, and 16 of courgette, examining the physical environment, physical load, psycho-social aspects, and time worked by the labourers. The main conclusion was that this type of crop protective structure, typical in south-eastern Spain, does not guarantee a comfortable working environment, as defined by the norm UNE-EN 13031-1 reference. The results also associate the different types of greenhouses and their crops with the ergonomic and psycho-sociological conditions of the workers. Improvements are proposed.Additional key words: ergonomics, greenhouse, LEST, prevention, Psycho-sociology. Resumen Índices de calidad ergonómica-psicosociológica en invernaderos de Almería (España)Este estudio investigó el uso del método de LEST (Labour Economics and Sociology Laboratory of France) para evaluar los puestos de trabajo en invernaderos de la provincia de Almería (España). Todo ello, con el fin de mejorar la salud de los trabajadores. Los datos se han obtenido de 110 invernaderos, 73 del tipo Almería "parral plano" y 37 "raspa y amagado"; según el tipo de cultivo, 63 de tomate, 31 de sandía y 16 de calabacín, afectándose negativamente al entorno físi-co, carga física, aspectos psicosociales y tiempo de trabajo de los trabajadores. Como conclusión principal, este tipo de estructuras de protección de cultivos típicas del sudeste español no garantizan el trabajo de las personas de forma cómoda en su interior, no estando dentro de la definición de la norma UNE-EN 13031-1 de referencia, además los resultados asocian directamente los diferentes tipos de invernaderos y sus cultivos con las condiciones ergonómico-psicosociales de los trabajadores, proponiéndose mejoras para ellos.

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confidence: 99%

“…The LEST method (Guélaud et al, 1975) was used for ergonomic psycho-social assessment and was selected using the assessment criteria of ergonomic methods of Stanton and Young (1998).…”

Section: Methodsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Fatigue 10 Harmful Table 1. Value and purpose, by parameter, of the LEST method (Guélaud et al, 1975).…”

Section: Value Effectsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…This requires an evaluation of the risk of each post. For this, surveys are recommended for ergonomic psycho-social analysis (Gold et al, 2006).…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Ergonomics and psycho-sociological quality indexes in greenhouses, Almería (Spain)

Callejón-Ferre¹,

Pérez-Alonso

López

et al. 2009

Span. j. agric. res.

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JCQ scale reliability and responsiveness to changes in manufacturing process

d’Errico

Punnett

Gold

et al. 2007

American J Industrial Med

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Photovoice in the workplace: A participatory method to give voice to workers to identify health and safety hazards and promote workplace change—a study of university custodians

Flum

Siqueira

DeCaro³

et al. 2010

American J Industrial Med

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Background Photovoice, a photographic participatory action research methodology was used in a workplace setting to assess hazards that were creating extremely high injury and incidents rates for university custodians and to promote the conditions to eliminate or reduce those hazards. Methods University custodians participated in a Photovoice project to identify, categorize and prioritize occupational hazards and to discuss and propose solutions to these problems. Results were presented to management and to all custodians for further discussion. The effort was led by a worker-based union-sponsored participatory evaluation team in partnership with a university researcher. Results Visual depiction of hazardous tasks and exposures among custodians and management focused primarily on improper or unsafe equipment, awkward postures, lifting hazards, and electrical hazards. The process of taking pictures and presenting them created an ongoing discussion among workers and management regarding the need for change and for process improvements, and resulted in greater interest and activity regarding occupational health among the workers. In a follow-up evaluation one year later, a number of hazards identified through Photovoice had been corrected. Injury rates for custodians had decreased from 39% to 26%. Conclusions Photovoice can be an important tool, not just for identifying occupational hazards, but also empowering workers to be more active around health and safety and may facilitate important changes in the workplace.

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Work routinization and implications for ergonomic exposure assessment

Cited by 39 publications

References 21 publications

Ergonomics and psycho-sociological quality indexes in greenhouses, Almería (Spain)

Ergonomics and psycho-sociological quality indexes in greenhouses, Almería (Spain)

JCQ scale reliability and responsiveness to changes in manufacturing process

Photovoice in the workplace: A participatory method to give voice to workers to identify health and safety hazards and promote workplace change—a study of university custodians

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