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Document ID (ISN)67345
CIS number 96-1506
ISSN - Serial title 1351-0711 - Occupational and Environmental Medicine
Year 1995
Convention or series no.
Author(s) Schierhout G.H., Meyers J.E., Bridger R.S.
Title Work related musculoskeletal disorders and ergonomic stressors in the South African workforce
Bibliographic information Jan. 1995, Vol.52, No.1, p.46-50. 11 ref.
Abstract To investigate exposure-response relations between adverse musculoskeletal outcome and ergonomic exposure variables, a cross-sectional study was conducted in 11 factories from seven sectors of manufacturing industry in South Africa. Exposure to workplace ergonomic stressors was assessed in factory floor jobs with a simple low-technology observational model. Repetition, force, static posture, dynamic movement, and other job exposures were measured. Data on adverse musculoskeletal outcome and on potential confounders and effect modifiers were obtained from each job category with a questionnaire given by interviewers. This study indicates good predictive ability to reduce ergonomic stress with the exposure model, simple surveillance methods, and educational programmes in the workplace.
Descriptors (primary) manufacturing industries; South Africa; stress factors; ergonomics; musculoskeletal diseases
Descriptors (secondary) repetitive work; work posture; neck disorders; upper extremity disorders; work study; ergonomic evaluation; sex-linked differences; cross-sectional study
Document type D - Periodical articles
Country / State or ProvinceSouth Africa
Subject(s) Occupational physiology
Broad subject area(s) Physiology, ergonomics
Browse category(ies) Mental stress and burnout
Ergonomics
Diseases of the musculoskeletal system