somayeh bolghanabadi; fateme khanzade; fateme gholami; najme moghimi
Volume 27, Issue 4 , November and December 2020, , Pages 614-619
Abstract
Introduction: Incidence of musculoskeletal disorders is one of the effects of inappropriateness between subjects and technology, which reduces the level of human immunity, occurrence of occupational disabilities, loss of working time and increasing costs. The aim of this study was to evaluate risk factors ...
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Introduction: Incidence of musculoskeletal disorders is one of the effects of inappropriateness between subjects and technology, which reduces the level of human immunity, occurrence of occupational disabilities, loss of working time and increasing costs. The aim of this study was to evaluate risk factors of musculoskeletal disorders for assemblers in an electric industry workerand effect of interventions on reducing the level of these disorders.
Materials and Methods: This interventional study was carried out among 75 women workers in a wall plug factory having more than one year working experience in 2017. The data collected were analyzed by using SPSS software version 20 and Chi-square, regression, independent t-test, after reviewing medical documentation and completing QEC and Nordic questionnaires before and after ergonomic interventions which was done in the form of training and corrective actions.
Results: According to the results, the highest reported musculoskeletal disorders were in the shoulder, wrist, lower waist, upper lobe with frequency of 68%, 61%, 58% and 51%, respectively, that with respect to ergonomic interventions, this reduction for each area was 60%, 46%, 49% and 46%, respectively, which was relatively a good reduction in abnormalities.
Conclusion: The interventions in this industry have shown the effectiveness of these methods for reducing musculoskeletal disorders, and it can be concluded that educational interventions and making activities periodically together have been effective in reducing disorders.
Somayeh Bolghanabadi; Seyed Hojat Mousavi Kordmiri; Atefe Mahmodi; Saide Mehdiabadi
Volume 26, Issue 5 , November and December 2019, , Pages 547-553
Abstract
AbstractIntroduction: Firefighting is due to high physical demand and activities such as running, rising, and responding quickly to a variety of different situations, endure high mental workload And these sudden make changes in work situations will put a lot of psychological stress on the firefighters. ...
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AbstractIntroduction: Firefighting is due to high physical demand and activities such as running, rising, and responding quickly to a variety of different situations, endure high mental workload And these sudden make changes in work situations will put a lot of psychological stress on the firefighters. The purpose of this study was investigating the level of mental health in firefighters.Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted on 65 randomly selected firefighters in Khorasan Razavi Province. The data were collected using the NASA Task Load Index (NASA-TLX), stress and quality of life questionnaire. Data analysis was performed in SPSS, version 20, using descriptive statistics, Pearson correlation coefficient, ANOVA, and independent samples t-test. Results: The results of stress, NASA-TLX and quality work life demonstrated that the mean scores of were 169.2, 66.4 and 84.3 respectively, stress and mental workload were at a high level and quality of work life was low. A significant relationship was found between stress, mental workload and quality of work life(p