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Abbasi Balochkhaneh F, Baesmat S, Doost Mohammadi A, Hasan Pour Sodrejani Z, Abas Abadi A. Prevalence of Musculoskeletal Disorders in Employees of Iran Khodro. IJMPP 2017; 2 (3) :273-277
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Faezeh Abbasi Balochkhaneh1 
, Saeed Baesmat * 2, Ali Doost Mohammadi3 , Zahra Hasan Pour Sodrejani1 , Azam Abas Abadi4
, Saeed Baesmat * 2, Ali Doost Mohammadi3 , Zahra Hasan Pour Sodrejani1 , Azam Abas Abadi4
1- Department of Occupational Health, School of Public Health, Semnan University of Medical Sciences, Semnan, Iran.
2- Department of Occupational Health, Kerman School of Public Health, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran.
3- Department of Occupational Health, Islamic Azad University Sabzevar, Sabzevar, Iran.
4- Department of Occupational Health, School of Public Health, Semnan University of Medical Sciences, Bojnord, Iran.
2- Department of Occupational Health, Kerman School of Public Health, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran.
3- Department of Occupational Health, Islamic Azad University Sabzevar, Sabzevar, Iran.
4- Department of Occupational Health, School of Public Health, Semnan University of Medical Sciences, Bojnord, Iran.
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Introduction: Musculoskeletal disorders depend on a variety of factors such as inappropriate body posture; heavy lifting; repetitive actions; and mental, physical, and organizational risk factors. The component manufacturing industry is one of the industries in which direct involvement of the worker in the production process is unavoidable. The present study was carried out with the aim of surveying the prevalence rate of musculoskeletal disorders and assessing the upper limb conditions in employees of a component manufacturing company affiliated to Iran Khodro. Methods and Materials: This descriptive-analytical study was performed on 50 employees selected from 5 sections in 2016. In this study, Nordic questionnaire was used to determine the prevalence rate of musculoskeletal disorders and then to evaluate the incidence of musculoskeletal disorders. Results: The results of this study showed that the highest prevalence rates of musculoskeletal disorders in employees of component manufacturing industry during the last 12 months were 58.69, 52.17, and 41.28% in waistline, neck, and wrists, respectively. Conclusion: Considering the high prevalence rate of musculoskeletal disorders in some of the employees in this industry, it is necessary to consider ergonomic issues, optimize workstations, use the mechanical methods for lifting and moving loads, design the standing-sitting work stations, contract with sports halls, gives overtime work, and design and construct ergonomic chairs.
Subject:
Musculoskeletal Pain Prevention
Received: 2017/07/27 | Accepted: 2017/09/1 | Published: 2017/09/19
Received: 2017/07/27 | Accepted: 2017/09/1 | Published: 2017/09/19
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