Factors related to musculoskeletal disorders in quality control palm workers at palm purchasing establishments in Sichon District, Nakhon Si Thammarat, Thailand
| Autor: | Uraiwan Madardam, Chamnong Thanapop, Jittaporn Mongkonkansai, Aliya Epong, Adulropa Cheka, Arfan Arwae |
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| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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Male Quality Control medicine.medical_specialty media_common.quotation_subject Palm Oil Occupational safety and health lcsh:Agriculture Young Adult Risk Factors Environmental health Prevalence Humans Medicine Quality (business) Musculoskeletal Diseases Waste Management and Disposal lcsh:Environmental sciences Ecology Evolution Behavior and Systematics media_common lcsh:GE1-350 Descriptive statistics business.industry Public health lcsh:S Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Overtime Human factors and ergonomics quality control palm workers Middle Aged palm purchasing establishments Thailand Purchasing Occupational Diseases Cross-Sectional Studies Female Ergonomics musculoskeletal disorders business Palm |
| Zdroj: | Annals of Agricultural and Environmental Medicine, Vol 27, Iss 2, Pp 207-210 (2020) |
| ISSN: | 1898-2263 1232-1966 |
| Popis: | Introduction and objective The palm quality selection process has risks of problems in ergonomics. The aim of this research is to study the factors related to musculoskeletal disorders in quality control palm workers at palm purchasing establishments in Sichon District, Nakhon Si Thammarat, Thailand. Material and methods A cross-sectional study was conducted with 50 workers with musculoskeletal disorders, as assessed by the Bureau of Occupational and Environmental Disease, Ministry of Public Health, Thailand. Ergonomic risk assessment was performed using the Rapid Entire Body Assessment (REBA), and the data studied with the help of descriptive statistics and chi-square analyses. All data were analyzed using SPSS version 19. Results The sample included 96% of males with an average age of 34.2 years (SD=11.09). The participants used pickup trucks to transport palm oil from the plantation. 72% of the workers had worked at the plantation for 4.9±4.9 years; 54% did not work overtime. The average amount of palm oil collection for palm quality control was 23.5±11.3 tons/day. Quality control palm workers using sidecars (28%) were found to be moderately at risk, and those using trucks (72%) were at a high level of risk. The prevalence of musculoskeletal disorders after one year at work was 78%. The amount of palm oil controlled per day, working overtime, car type used for transport, and ergonomics risk level, were significantly related to musculoskeletal disorders in quality control palm workers (p-value |
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