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

 

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Авторы: Arce Espinoza, Lourdes, Mónge-Najera, Julián
Формат: artículo original
Статус:Versión publicada
Дата публикации:2011
Описание: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.
Страна:Portal de Revistas UNED
Институт:Universidad Estatal a Distancia
Repositorio:Portal de Revistas UNED
Язык:Español
OAI Identifier:oai:revistas.investiga.uned.ac.cr:article/206
Online-ссылка:https://revistas.uned.ac.cr/index.php/cuadernos/article/view/206
Ключевое слово: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.