Postural load on the personnel of a Costa Rican university and implications for occupational health

 

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Autores: Arce Espinoza, Lourdes, Mónge-Najera, Julián
Formato: artículo original
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de Publicación:2011
Descripción:Repetitive movements that require considerable effort lead to structural disorders of the muscle-skeleton system. This type of highly disabling occupational diseases has been increasing in recent years, and became a major public health problem worldwide. To determine the ergonomic risk, we analyzed the postural load in 28 workers from three departments of a Costa Rican university. For this we used a widely accepted standard method, the Rapid Upper Limb Assessment (RULA). All subjects suffer excessive postural loads in arm, forearm, neck, back, legs and wrist, so we recommend urgent changes to prevent further health damage. Our results can be useful for comparative studies with other working places.
País:Portal de Revistas UNED
Institución:Universidad Estatal a Distancia
Repositorio:Portal de Revistas UNED
Lenguaje:Español
OAI Identifier:oai:revistas.investiga.uned.ac.cr:article/206
Acceso en línea:https://revistas.uned.ac.cr/index.php/cuadernos/article/view/206
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Postural load
ergonomic assessment method
muscle-skeletal disorders
occupational hazard
Costa Rica
university personnel.
Carga postural
método de evaluación ergonómica
alteraciones músculo-esqueléticas
riesgo laboral
personal universitario.