MUSCULOSKELETAL DISORDERS RELATED TO WORK AND THEIR RISK FACTORS: A STUDY IN THE SYSTEM OF MILK PRODUCTION IN SANTA CATARINA, BRAZIL

Authors

  • Leandra Ulbricht Universidade Tecnológica Federal do Paraná
  • Leila Amaral Gontijo Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina
  • Adriana Maria Wan Stadnik Universidade Tecnológica Federal do Paraná

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.14488/BJOPM.2015.v12.n1.a2

Keywords:

Ergonomics, Work-Related Musculoskeletal Disorders (WMSD), Milker

Abstract

This article aims to analyze the system of milk production and to identify risk factors for the development of Work-Related Musculoskeletal Disorders (WMSD). The methodology used was Ergonomic Work Analysis to identify risk factors, the prevalence of pain / discomfort and location of anatomical parts affected were established by the standard Nordic questionnaire and the study of comparative risk with other activities was carried out by the method of Jonsson. The main findings were the high prevalence of complaints of pain / discomfort (85.16%); a high risk of developing WMSDs among milkers as there were inadequacies in the workplace leading to harmful postures, equipment not appropriate for work and the presence of human skeletal muscle overload. The main anatomical regions affected were for men wrists / hands, hips and thoracic spine; for women elbows, wrists / hands, spine (thoracic and lumbar spine), hips, knees, ankles and feet. The pain also showed a characteristic multifocal where 33% of the milkers, had some type of pain in the three body segments. As for the production system it was found that hand milking may be considered a predisposing factor for pain in the wrists / hands, spine and foot / ankle.

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Author Biographies

Leandra Ulbricht, Universidade Tecnológica Federal do Paraná

Dr. Leandra Ulbricht is a professor at Federal Technological University of Paraná; in the discipline of ergonomics; MsC. and Ph.D. in Production Engineering, Brazil; leads the research group Quality of Life: Health and Labor; and coordinates LAERG - Laboratory of Ergonomics from Bachelor Course of Physical Education.

Leila Amaral Gontijo, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina

Professor at Federal University of Santa Catarina. Graduated Industrial Design, Brased in il; master of the Conservatoire National des Ergonomie Arts et Metiers, France; Ph.D. in Ergonomics from University of Paris XIII (Paris-Nord), France; and post doctorate at the University of Lund, Sweden. She works in Production Engineering, with emphasis on ergonomics. 

Adriana Maria Wan Stadnik, Universidade Tecnológica Federal do Paraná

Professor at Federal Technological University of Paraná. She is graduated in Physical Education and coordinates  a Bachelor Course of Physical Education, Brasil; master in Production Engineering, Brazil; and Ph.D. in Child Studies, Portugal. Her main work is in Public Health and Education.

 

 

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Published

2015-06-30

How to Cite

Ulbricht, L., Gontijo, L. A., & Stadnik, A. M. W. (2015). MUSCULOSKELETAL DISORDERS RELATED TO WORK AND THEIR RISK FACTORS: A STUDY IN THE SYSTEM OF MILK PRODUCTION IN SANTA CATARINA, BRAZIL. Brazilian Journal of Operations & Production Management, 12(1), 16–24. https://doi.org/10.14488/BJOPM.2015.v12.n1.a2

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