Document ID (ISN) | 102000 |
CIS number |
03-690 |
ISBN(s) |
2-551-21803-9 |
Year |
2003 |
Convention or series no. |
Etudes et recherches R-335
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Author(s) |
Bourdouxhe M., Granger D., Toulouse G. |
Title |
Exploratory study of musculoskeletal problems and accidents among film and video technicians |
Original title |
Etude exploratoire des problèmes musculosquelettiques et des accidents chez les techniciens du cinéma et de la vidéo [in French] |
Bibliographic information |
Institut de recherche en santé et en sécurité du travail du Québec (IRSST), 505 boul. de Maisonneuve Ouest, Montreal, Quebec H3A 3C2, Canada, May 2003. vii, 135p. 95 ref. |
Internet access |
http://www.irsst.qc.ca/htmfr/pdf_txt/R-335.pdf [in French]
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Abstract |
650 technicians in the film industry, representing one third of the total employment in the sector in the Province of Quebec, answered a questionnaire on musculoskeletal diseases (MSDs), accidents, working and employment conditions and non-occupational factors. Experienced technicians helped in interpreting the responses. Individual interviews with technicians working in jobs involving a high risk of MSDs were also carried out. A high incidence of MSDs was found, with 88% of the study population having experienced MAS symptoms at least once in the twelve months preceding the survey. The most common areas where pain was felt were the lower back (64%), the neck (55%) and the upper back and shoulders (40%). Most MSDs involved jobs typically held by women. The report also discusses the various types of accidents having occurred in this sector of activity, as well as the lack of sleep and stress factors. |
Descriptors (primary) |
occupational accidents; musculoskeletal diseases; technicians and associate professionals; risk factors; film industry |
Descriptors (secondary) |
safety consciousness; frequency rates; Quebec; symptoms; sleep deprivation; conditions of work; hours of work; work time schedules; lumbar column; neck disorders; cervicobrachial syndrome; backache; shoulder; questionnaire survey; stress factors; sex-linked differences; terms of employment; Canada |
Document type |
E - Books, reports, proceedings |
Country / State or Province | Canada |
Subject(s) |
Commerce, services, offices
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Broad subject area(s) |
Industries and occupations Physiology, ergonomics
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Browse category(ies) |
Entertainment services and sports Diseases of the musculoskeletal system
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