Analysis of work-related musculoskeletal disorders on office workers at the industrial university of Santander

Fernanda Maradei, Jenny Rodriguez, Javier Castellanos

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    Office work has caused pain presence and development of musculoskeletal diseases related to work and repetitive task all over the world. This study looked forward to identifying and analyzing the occurrence of self-reported musculoskeletal symptoms among workers at the Industrial University of Santander, Colombia. The Nordic questionnaire with evaluation in neck, shoulders, low back, elbows and wrists/hands was used, since it is a very powerful tool to study the occupational factors, as well as to identifying their nature in order to generate proposals for changes that reduce musculoskeletal demands into work activities. This questionnaire was completed by 121 workers, including teachers and administrative employees, from October to November 2016. Results showed that the highest prevalence of musculoskeletal symptoms during the last 12 months and 7 days was in the neck and lower back. Additionally, they indicated that workstations in offices should be laid out following ergonomics standards, guidelines and recommendations.

    Idioma originalInglés
    Título de la publicación alojadaAdvances in Physical Ergonomics and Human Factors - Proceedings of the AHFE 2019 International Conference on Physical Ergonomics and Human Factors
    EditoresWaldemar Karwowski, Ravindra S. Goonetilleke
    EditorialSpringer Verlag
    Páginas135-145
    Número de páginas11
    ISBN (versión impresa)9783030201418
    DOI
    EstadoPublicada - 2020
    EventoAHFE International Conference on Physical Ergonomics and Human Factors, 2019 - Washington D.C., Estados Unidos
    Duración: 24 jul. 201928 jul. 2019

    Serie de la publicación

    NombreAdvances in Intelligent Systems and Computing
    Volumen967
    ISSN (versión impresa)2194-5357
    ISSN (versión digital)2194-5365

    Conferencia

    ConferenciaAHFE International Conference on Physical Ergonomics and Human Factors, 2019
    País/TerritorioEstados Unidos
    CiudadWashington D.C.
    Período24/07/1928/07/19

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