| Document ID (ISN) | 108519 |
| CIS number |
08-1065 |
| ISSN - Serial title |
1608-4144 - Magazine - European Agency for Safety and Health at Work / Agence européenne pour la sécurité et la santé au travail |
| Year |
2007 |
| Convention or series no. |
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| Author(s) |
Kovács L., Kákosy J.T., Vasas I. |
| Title |
Upper limb disorders caused by excessive physical strain among seat upholsterers |
| Original title |
Erkrankungen der oberen Gliedmaßen durch Überbeanspruchung bei Fahrzeugpolsterern [in German]
Affections des membres supérieurs dues aux efforts physiques chez les selliers [in French]
Trastornos de las extremidades superiores en tapiceros causados por una tensión física excesiva [in Spanish] |
| Bibliographic information |
2007, No.10, p.28-30. Illus. 10 ref. |
| Internet access |
http://osha.europa.eu/de/publications/magazine/10 [in German]
http://osha.europa.eu/en/publications/magazine/10 [in English]
http://osha.europa.eu/es/publications/magazine/10 [in Spanish]
http://osha.europa.eu/fr/publications/magazine/10 [in French]
|
| Abstract |
Musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) are the most common of all reported work-related health problems in the European Union. This article describes an ergonomic intervention at an automobile upholstery manufacturer in Hungary, following frequent cases of upper-limb MSDs, found to be due to excessive physical strain of the wrist. Prevention measures involving a change in technology and in work organization as well as the use of tools to reduce the physical strain have resulted in no new incidences of disorders due to excessive efforts of the upper limbs. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
ergonomics; conditions of work; upper extremity disorders; motor vehicle industry; job study |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
safety and health campaigns; work organization; European Union; Hungary; ergonomic evaluation; musculoskeletal diseases; hand; wrist; work posture |
| Document type |
D - Periodical articles |
| Country / State or Province | Hungary |
| Subject(s) |
Ergonomics and work organization
Metal production and metalworking
|
| Broad subject area(s) |
Physiology, ergonomics
Occupational medicine, epidemiology
|
| Browse category(ies) |
Diseases of the musculoskeletal system
Motor vehicle manufacturing industry
Ergonomics
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