Using the OVAKO working posture analysis system in cleaning occupations.
BACKGROUND: Cleaning workers experience severe musculoskeletal symptoms. OBJECTIVE: The objective of this paper was to examine musculoskeletal symptoms in cleaners of different heights to evaluate the effects of height on working postures in the work environment (schools). METHODS: We used a three-s...
| Publicado en: | Work Vol. 64; no. 3; pp. 613 - 622 |
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Sage Publications Inc.
2019
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| fields | @attributes: recordID: 1 pdfLink: plink: https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=ccm&AN=139823397&site=ehost-live header: @attributes: shortDbName: ccm uiTerm: 139823397 longDbName: CINAHL Complete uiTag: AN controlInfo: bkinfo: dissinfo: jinfo: jid: 10519815 3RC jtl: Work issn: 10519815 maglogo: N pubinfo: dt: 2019 vid: 64 iid: 3 pid: 344 pub: Sage Publications Inc. place: Thousand Oaks, California artinfo: ui: 139823397 139823397 139823397 10.3233/WOR-193022 139823397 ppf: 613 ppct: 9 formats: fmt: – @attributes: type: T – @attributes: type: P tig: atl: Using the OVAKO working posture analysis system in cleaning occupations. aug: au: Wang, Ming-Hsu Chen, Yi-Lang Chiou, Wen-Ko affil: Center for General Education, Affiliated with College of Interdisciplinary Studies, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan, R.O.C. sug: subj: Housekeeping Department Posture Ergonomics Musculoskeletal Diseases Work Environment Task Performance and Analysis Human Body Weights and Measures Body Height Body Positions Schools Logistic Regression Odds Ratio Muscle, Skeletal Physiology Sex Factors Occupational Safety Interviews Questionnaires Clinical Assessment Tools Male Female Middle Age Chinese Persons Coefficient alpha Test-Retest Reliability Analysis of Variance Middle Aged: 45-64 years Male Female ab: BACKGROUND: Cleaning workers experience severe musculoskeletal symptoms. OBJECTIVE: The objective of this paper was to examine musculoskeletal symptoms in cleaners of different heights to evaluate the effects of height on working postures in the work environment (schools). METHODS: We used a three-stage method including using the Nordic Musculoskeletal Questionnaire (NMQ) to evaluate musculoskeletal symptoms, a task analysis to confirm typical cleaning tasks, and the OVAKO Working Posture Assessment System (OWAS) for posture analysis. Multinomial logistic regression was performed to evaluate the adjusted effects of individual characteristics on painful body regions, using individuals without any pain as the reference category. RESULTS: This study found that the prevalence of musculoskeletal symptoms is very high for cleaners, especially in the shoulders, elbows, and lower back. Odds ratios for the accumulation of two or more risk factors were higher among men and were inversely associated with national economic indicators. The relatively high prevalence of musculoskeletal symptoms may stem from the multiple operations involved in cleaning tasks, such as trash collecting, floor mopping, toilet cleaning, and mirror polishing. Workers of different heights had differential work loadings for different tasks. CONCLUSIONS: This paper proposes recommendations for job adaptations and occupational safety training. Cleaners of different heights execute the typical tasks via different postures, and awkward postures often result in musculoskeletal symptoms. Cleaners should be provided with specific tools and training regarding working postures on the basis of height. These findings can be used as a reference for related operation designs and task improvements to ensure correct tool usage and safer working postures during cleaning. pubtype: Academic Journal doctype: pictorial research tables/charts Journal Article ougenre: Article language: English refInfo: holdings: @attributes: islocal: N |
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