Analysis of urban cleanness agents' workstation on the appearance of work related musculoskeletal disorders.
This study had as objective to evaluate the workstation of the responsible for the collection of urban garbage in relation to the factors associates with the appearance or aggravation of WMRD, as well as identifying signals and symptoms of these illnesses in the related professionals. For this, was developed a form with open and closed questions, that approached item relative to the identification of the searched, to the organization and execution of the work and to the signals and symptoms of WMRD, e that was applied in 44 agents in a company of collection of urban residues in a Brazilian metropolis. As the results can be evidenced that between the factors that the cleanness' agents are susceptible to the appearance of WMRD can detach the lack of orientation of these professionals as the positions adopted in the work, the lack of training and qualification, as well as the repetitivity of tasks and not use of individual protection equipment. However, yet with the existence of innumerable factors of risk, evidenced a small incidence of pain.
Production and Systems Department, University of Minho, Azurém, 4800 - 058, Guimarães, Portugal.
Leonildo Santos
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do Nascimento
Juliana da Costa Santos
Jda C
Pessoa
D000328:Adult; D001938:Brazil; D005260:Female; D005735:Garbage; D006801:Humans; D017770:Lifting / Q000009:adverse effects; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D059352:Musculoskeletal Pain / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D011187:Posture; D011482:Protective Devices / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014505:Urban Population