A total workforce of 5776 individuals (M=4005, F=1771, exposed n=3455 and controls n=2321) in thirty plants of the upholstered manufacturing industry in a large geographical area of Southern Italy was examined by a network of occupational health physicians over a 4-year period (2000-2003). More than 60 percent of the workforce studied was within large size companies (>500 employees). Exposed gr...

Tomatoes are the most common crop in Italy. The production cycle requires operations in the field and factory that can cause musculoskeletal disorders due to the repetitive movements of the upper limbs of the workers employed in the sorting phase. This research aims to evaluate these risks using the OCRA (occupational repetitive actions) index method This method is based firstly on the calculat...

OBJECTIVE intervene a workline throughout ergonomic approach to diminish incidence of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome (CTS). METHODS AND MATERIALS an ergonomic intervention study was developed in workstations with highest index of musculoskeletal disorder (MED) associated to cumulative trauma. The Deparis method, Reba and Ocra check list methods were used, also morbility reviewes. National and interna...

UNLABELLED The aim of this study was to analyse the convergence of two methods by comparing exposure and the assessed risk of developing musculoskeletal disorders at 18 repetitive task workstations. The already established occupational repetitive actions (OCRA) and the recently developed upper limb risk assessment (ULRA) produce correlated results (R = 0.84, p = 0.0001). A discussion of the fac...

UNLABELLED The intestines of obese humans and mice are enriched with Erysipelotrichi, a class within the Firmicutes. Clostridium ramosum, a member of the Erysipelotrichi, is associated with symptoms of the metabolic syndrome in humans. To clarify the possible obesogenic potential of this bacterial species and to unravel the underlying mechanism, we investigated the role of C. ramosum in obesity...

Introducción: Se realizó un estudio para relacionar la ergonomía y los trastornos músculo esquelético en el aérea de fabricación jean´s del Consorcio Jean´s Ramos Llerena con exposición a posturas trabajo movimientos repetitivos utilizando índice OCRA, método REBA Cuestionario Nórdico Estandarizado, se verificó presencia esqueléticos cuello región dorsal o lumbar debido inadecuadas, así como ta...

Winter vineyard pruning is mainly manual (Schillaci et al., 2009), with the use of traditional secateurs. During pruning cuts follow on from one another in rapid succession and with a certain regularity and hence this operation characterised by high frequency and a stereotypic load on the upper limbs can in time cause WMSDs, (Work related Muscular Skeletal Disorders). The aim of the work was to...