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标题：Impact of ISO/TS 20646-1 `Ergonomic Procedures for the Improvement of Local Muscular Workloads' on Work-Related Musculoskeletal Disorders
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作者：Takeshi EBARA ; Tanavadee KHUVASANONT ; Sudthida KRUNGKRAIWONG 等
期刊名称：Industrial Health
印刷版ISSN：0019-8366
电子版ISSN：1880-8026
出版年度：2007
卷号：45
期号：2
页码：256-267
DOI：10.2486/indhealth.45.256
出版社：National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health
摘要：The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) published a new Technical Specification (TS), ISO/TS 20646-1 `Ergonomic procedures for the improvement of local muscular workloads (LMWL) -Part 1: Guidelines for reducing local muscular workloads' in 2004. However, little is known about whether the ISO/TS is really effective in taking action to improve the work conditions in real workplaces. This paper discussed the impact of preventive activities planned and carried out according to the ISO/TS in 17 enterprises. Results indicated that 61 improvements (96%) had already been implemented (63%) or in progress (33%) within 6 months of the start of the activities. Besides the initial improvements, new improvements added within one year reached 84 cases and 10 cases were in progress in 15 enterprises. Comprehensive risk analysis, which consisted of a series of applications of action oriented checklist and group discussions, contributed to the detection of widely diversified risks in each local workplace, and this seems to lead to sustainable activities for prevention of WMSDs. These results suggest that the ISO/TS 20646-1 help managers and workers to control multiple work-related musculoskeletal disorder (WMSD) risks on their own initiative and promote sustainable activities.
关键词：Work improvement;Local muscular workloads;Work-related musculoskeletal disorders;Participatory approach;Ergonomics;OSHMS;Risk assessment;ISO