The impact of noise exposure and work posture on job stress in a food company.
BACKGROUND: In most food companies, workers are constantly exposed to non-standard levels of noise. Also, food production processes require intense manual labor and repetitive movements, which may result in musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs). Noise and awkward posture are considered as two important p...
| Published in: | Work Vol. 73; no. 4; pp. 1227 - 1235 |
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| Format: | equations & formulas research tables/charts Journal Article |
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Sage Publications Inc.
2022
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| fields | @attributes: recordID: 1 pdfLink: plink: https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=ccm&AN=160866432&site=ehost-live header: @attributes: shortDbName: ccm uiTerm: 160866432 longDbName: CINAHL Complete uiTag: AN controlInfo: bkinfo: dissinfo: jinfo: jid: 10519815 3RC jtl: Work issn: 10519815 maglogo: N pubinfo: dt: 2022 vid: 73 iid: 4 pid: 344 pub: Sage Publications Inc. place: Thousand Oaks, California artinfo: ui: 160866432 158839828 160866432 160866432 10.3233/WOR-210872 160866432 ppf: 1227 ppct: 8 formats: fmt: – @attributes: type: T – @attributes: type: P tig: atl: The impact of noise exposure and work posture on job stress in a food company. aug: au: Chaharaghran, Fatemeh Tabatabaei, Shahnaz Rostamzadeh, Sajjad affil: Department of Ergonomics, School of Public Health and Safety, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran sug: subj: Food Industry Burnout, Professional Work Environment Posture Stress, Occupational Noise Adverse Effects Occupational Exposure Human Male Female Adult Middle Age Aged Iran Cross Sectional Studies Convenience Sample Coefficient alpha Descriptive Statistics Two-Way Analysis of Variance Post Hoc Analysis Data Analysis Software Statistical Significance Sex Factors Age Factors Questionnaires Psychological Safety Adult: 19-44 years Middle Aged: 45-64 years Aged: 65+ years Male Female ab: BACKGROUND: In most food companies, workers are constantly exposed to non-standard levels of noise. Also, food production processes require intense manual labor and repetitive movements, which may result in musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs). Noise and awkward posture are considered as two important physical factors in the industrialized world, which can related to perceived stress. OBJECTIVE: This study was conducted among food factory workers to investigate the impact of noise exposure and work posture on occupational stress. METHODS: A total of 200 workers were examined in this cross-sectional study. Individual noise exposure was measured by TES-1354 dosimeter (TES, TW) according to ISO 9612. Postural risk and job stress levels were assessed using Quick Exposure Check (QEC), and the Osipow occupational stress questionnaire, respectively. RESULTS: The level of noise exposure and awkward posture were significantly associated with work-related stress.The relationship of gender with occupational stress was also statistically significant. CONCLUSIONS: Considering that the noise exposure and work posture factors are important determinants of work-related stress, a combined approach to eliminate the levels of non-standard noise and inappropriate posture is essential for promoting psychological health in food companies. pubtype: Academic Journal doctype: equations & formulas research tables/charts Journal Article ougenre: Article language: English refInfo: holdings: @attributes: islocal: N |
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