Work-related musculoskeletal disorders in Norway's offshore petroleum industry

Work-related musculoskeletal disorders in Norway's offshore petroleum industry.

BACKGROUND Since 1992, physicians have reported work-related diseases among workers in Norway's offshore petroleum industry to the Petroleum Safety Authority, as required by law. AIMS To analyse the number of reported work-related musculoskeletal disorders and risk factors (occupation and reported exposure) from 1992 to 2003. METHODS Data from the Petroleum Safety Authority's registry of wo...

Upper Limb Work-Related Musculoskeletal Disorders in the Manufacturing Industry

Light and heavy manufacturing contribute a great deal to the Italian economy and the products manufactured in this sector form a major part of the exports. Most of the manufacturing industries center around small or medium-sized firms, but there are some larger companies too. Although automation will characterize work in the future, manual labour will remain important for Italian manufacturing ...

Meta-analysis Study of Work-related Musculoskeletal Disorders in Iran

Objective: Work-related musculoskeletal disorders are one of the major causes of lost working time, increased costs, human injuries and burnout. The International Labor Organization estimates that about 160 million work-related illnesses occur worldwide each year, where the highest prevalent illnesses are musculoskeletal disorders. Several studies have been conducted In Iran to investigate the ...

Working hours in the offshore petroleum industry

Work-related musculoskeletal disorders in the automotive industry due to repetitive work - implications for rehabilitation

BACKGROUND Musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) due to repetitive work are common in manufacturing industries, such as the automotive industry. However, it's still unclear which MSDs of the upper limb are to be expected in the automotive industry in a first aid unit as well as in occupational precaution examinations. It is also unclear which examination method could be performed effectively for pra...