Background: Bakers, due to the nature of their jobs, are at risk of musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) caused by ergonomic factors. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the biomechanical risk factors for MSDs in bakers. Materials and Methods: In the current study, all Sangak, Taftoon, and Lavash bread bakeries in Gonabad, Iran, were selected based on census method. Then, hierarchical task...

BACKGROUND Information on the occurrence of contact allergens and irritants is crucial for the diagnosis of occupational contact dermatitis. Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS) are important sources of information concerning exposures in the workplace. OBJECTIVE From a medical viewpoint, to evaluate the information available from MSDSs, and to ascertain whether MSDS are easy to obtain, whether...

Processes of capturing solid geometry features as threedimensional data for analysis, simulation, or reverse engineering require the use of laser-based reverse engineering hardware, commonly known as digitizers. The most common digitizers used within manufacturing contexts are articulated arm-based coordinate measuring machines, which have been augmented with a laser-head probe. Typical usage t...

BACKGROUND Physical demands at work remain a leading cause of work-related injuries in industrialized countries. AIMS To use the 2003 Spanish National Survey of Work Conditions to examine prevalence of work-related musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) and physical load at work. METHODS Using a representative sample of 5236 persons from the Spanish workforce, the prevalence of carrying or liftin...

Background The seafood processing industry has been developing and providing marked contribution to Vietnam's economic growth in recent years. However, information on working conditions and their impacts to workers' health in this sector, focusing on musculoskeletal problems in female workers, has been poorly documented. Objectives This paper examines the prevalence of after-shift musculoskel...

abstract   background:  nowadays, musculoskeletal disorders (msds) are the most common problems in the workplaces. non-ergonomic workstation and job design lead the workers to expose to various kinds of risk factors that cause msds. in this study, rapid upper limb assessment (rula) and nordic musculoskeletal questionnaire (nmq) were used for assessing the risk of cause musculoskeletal disorders...

abstract background and aims: musculoskeletal disorders (msds) are common among housewives. therefore, this study aimed to estimate the prevalence of msds and its predictors among a group of iranian housewives. methods: this cross-sectional study carried out on 600 iranian housewives in 2014 that were selected using multistage random sampling from three cities including karaj, kashan and yazd. ...

background/objective: musculoskeletal disorders (msds) are one of the most common causes of occupational injuries. this study was conducted with the objectives of determination of prevalence rate of msds and ergonomics assessment of the risk of msds among workers of a petrochemical company. methods: in this study, 261randomly selected workers in a petrochemical company with at least one year of...