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Association between repetitive work and occupational cold exposure

Issue title: IEA 2012: 18th World congress on Ergonomics - Designing a sustainable future

Article type: Research Article

Authors: Buzanello, Márcia Rosângela; | Moro, Antônio Renato Pereira;

Affiliations: Post-graduation Program in Production Engineering, Laboratory of Biomechanics, Federal University of Santa Catarina, SC, Brazil | Department of Physical Therapy, State University of West of Paraná, Cascavel, PR | Post-graduation Program in Production Engineering, Laboratory of Biomechanics, Federal University of Santa Catarina, SC, Brazil | Department of Physical Education, Laboratory of Biomechanics, Federal University of Santa Catarina, SC, Brazil

Note: [] Correponding author. Email: mrbuzanello@yahoo.com.brBrazil, General Rondon, 1559, Zip code 85901-160, Toledo, PR, Brazil

Keywords: Artificial cold, Nordic Musculoskeletal Questionnaire, OCRA

DOI: 10.3233/WOR-2012-0953-5791

Journal: Work, vol. 41, no. Supplement 1, pp. 5791-5793, 2012

Published: 2012
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Abstract

Occupational cold exposure is an important risk factor that increases stress at work and can induce many health effects like diseases and symptoms related to cold, including work-related musculoskeletal disorders. The methodological procedures were performed to measure these environmental variables as recommended by the ISO 7726/85. For the analysis of repetitiveness was used the OCRA checklist and evaluation of musculoskeletal morbidity conducted by the Nordic Musculoskeletal Questionnaire. So the objective of this study was to investigate the correlation between cold environmental variables and prevalence of musculoskeletal morbidity in the repetitive work. Was found association between work in cutting and boning sector (occupational cold and repetitive work) and the presence of musculoskeletal morbidity, with a significance of 99%.

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