Posture Evaluation of Firefighters During Simulated Fire Suppression Tasks.
Background: Posture mechanics during fire suppression tasks are associated with musculoskeletal injuries in firefighters. Methods: This study uses the Ovako Working Posture Analyzing System (OWAS) ergonomics tool to describe and evaluate the postures of 48 firefighters during 3 simulated tasks: (a)...
| Publicado en: | Workplace Health & Safety Vol. 71; no. 12; pp. 606 - 617 |
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| Formato: | pictorial research tables/charts Journal Article |
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Sage Publications Inc.
Dec2023
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| fields | @attributes: recordID: 1 pdfLink: plink: https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=ccm&AN=173825007&site=ehost-live header: @attributes: shortDbName: ccm uiTerm: 173825007 longDbName: CINAHL Complete uiTag: AN controlInfo: bkinfo: dissinfo: jinfo: jid: 21650799 ESKM jtl: Workplace Health & Safety issn: 21650799 maglogo: Y pubinfo: dt: Dec2023 vid: 71 iid: 12 pid: 344 pub: Sage Publications Inc. place: Thousand Oaks, California artinfo: ui: 173825007 173796768 173825007 173825007 10.1177/21650799231214275 173825007 ppf: 606 ppct: 11 formats: tig: atl: Posture Evaluation of Firefighters During Simulated Fire Suppression Tasks. aug: au: Kajaks, Tara Ziebart, Christina Galea, Vickie Vrkljan, Brenda MacDermid, Joy C. affil: Department of Kinesiology, McMaster University sug: subj: Posture Evaluation Firefighters Task Performance and Analysis Fires Musculoskeletal System Injuries Anthropometry Musculoskeletal Diseases Risk Factors Risk Assessment Human Male Female Adult Middle Age Checklists Wilcoxon Rank Sum Test Chi Square Test Body Mass Index Data Analysis Software Descriptive Statistics Fisher's Exact Test Prospective Studies Funding Source Adult: 19-44 years Middle Aged: 45-64 years Male Female ab: Background: Posture mechanics during fire suppression tasks are associated with musculoskeletal injuries in firefighters. Methods: This study uses the Ovako Working Posture Analyzing System (OWAS) ergonomics tool to describe and evaluate the postures of 48 firefighters during 3 simulated tasks: (a) hose drag, (b) hose pull, and (c) high-rise pack lift. Ergonomics intervention prioritizations based on the OWAS action classification (AC) scores were identified using Wilcoxon signed-rank tests. Chi-square analyses identified associations between firefighter characteristics and OWAS AC scores. Findings: The initial hose pick-up phase of each task was identified as a high priority for ergonomics intervention (OWAS AC = 4) in 45.8%, 54.2%, and 45.8% of cases for Tasks 1, 2, and 3, respectively. Lower BMI was associated with higher AC scores for the initial hose pick-up during Task 3 (likelihood ratio = 9.20, p value =.01). Conclusion: The results inform ergonomics priorities for firefighter training based on the tasks analyzed. Application to Practice : This study evaluates the posture mechanics of three commonly performed firefighting tasks. The results help inform an ergonomics training intervention focused on posture mechanics during occupational activities for firefighters. pubtype: Academic Journal doctype: pictorial research tables/charts Journal Article ougenre: Article language: English refInfo: holdings: @attributes: islocal: N |
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