Postural stress and risk conditions in manual load handling of Chilean industrial workers
Introduction: Although, there is a current regulatory framework for optimal manual handling of loads to preserve health conditions in the industrial sector, technical assessment and the use of certain instruments are still required for the diagnosis of occupational hazards. This study aimed to iden...
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| author | Gabriela P. Urrejola-Contreras Daniela C. Pérez-Casanova Miguel A. Pérez-Lizama Boris Gary Zambra |
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Introduction: Although, there is a current regulatory framework for optimal manual handling of loads to preserve health conditions in the industrial sector, technical assessment and the use of certain instruments are still required for the diagnosis of occupational hazards. This study aimed to identify the occupational hazards associated with manual load handling in industry workers and estimate those resulting from postural stress.
Methods: Fifty-two (52) industry workers took part in this cross-sectional study. All participants were evaluated using the Manual Handling Guide and the Reba assessment tool. Subjects were characterized, and risks associated with different tasks were detected.
Results: 59.6% of workers were between 18 and 45 years old. Lifting, lowering, and transporting loads activities had a repetitive task risk of 94%, exceeding the weight limit in 85.7% of cases. Pushing and pulling activities, mostly showed a working postural risk of 82% and a high perception of initial effort (Borg> 8). Reba score warned to intervene immediately in both types of tasks.
Conclusion: Risk from the manual handling of loads found in this study constitutes an alert that suggests reviewing compliance with the current regulation, as well as effective use of working pauses and the improvement of strategies to minimize physical efforts used by workers.
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| spelling | doaj.art-5f83de67078f4e03ad164166fce32b222023-01-03T09:54:56ZengOccupational Health and Safety Society of NepalInternational Journal of Occupational Safety and Health2738-97072091-08782023-01-0113110.3126/ijosh.v13i1.41264Postural stress and risk conditions in manual load handling of Chilean industrial workersGabriela P. Urrejola-Contreras0Daniela C. Pérez-Casanova1Miguel A. Pérez-Lizama2Boris Gary Zambra3School of Health Sciences, Viña del Mar University, Agua Santa 7055 Rodelillo, Viña del Mar, ChileHuérfanos 1977, Santiago de Chile, ChileSchool of Health Sciences, Viña del Mar University, ChileSchool of Engineering and Business, Viña del Mar University, Chile Introduction: Although, there is a current regulatory framework for optimal manual handling of loads to preserve health conditions in the industrial sector, technical assessment and the use of certain instruments are still required for the diagnosis of occupational hazards. This study aimed to identify the occupational hazards associated with manual load handling in industry workers and estimate those resulting from postural stress. Methods: Fifty-two (52) industry workers took part in this cross-sectional study. All participants were evaluated using the Manual Handling Guide and the Reba assessment tool. Subjects were characterized, and risks associated with different tasks were detected. Results: 59.6% of workers were between 18 and 45 years old. Lifting, lowering, and transporting loads activities had a repetitive task risk of 94%, exceeding the weight limit in 85.7% of cases. Pushing and pulling activities, mostly showed a working postural risk of 82% and a high perception of initial effort (Borg> 8). Reba score warned to intervene immediately in both types of tasks. Conclusion: Risk from the manual handling of loads found in this study constitutes an alert that suggests reviewing compliance with the current regulation, as well as effective use of working pauses and the improvement of strategies to minimize physical efforts used by workers. https://www.nepjol.info/index.php/IJOSH/article/view/41264ergonomic assessmentoccupational healthposture loadwork risk |
| spellingShingle | Gabriela P. Urrejola-Contreras Daniela C. Pérez-Casanova Miguel A. Pérez-Lizama Boris Gary Zambra Postural stress and risk conditions in manual load handling of Chilean industrial workers International Journal of Occupational Safety and Health ergonomic assessment occupational health posture load work risk |
| title | Postural stress and risk conditions in manual load handling of Chilean industrial workers |
| title_full | Postural stress and risk conditions in manual load handling of Chilean industrial workers |
| title_fullStr | Postural stress and risk conditions in manual load handling of Chilean industrial workers |
| title_full_unstemmed | Postural stress and risk conditions in manual load handling of Chilean industrial workers |
| title_short | Postural stress and risk conditions in manual load handling of Chilean industrial workers |
| title_sort | postural stress and risk conditions in manual load handling of chilean industrial workers |
| topic | ergonomic assessment occupational health posture load work risk |
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