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标题：Risk factors of musculoskeletal disorders among oil palm fruit harvesters during early harvesting stage
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作者：Yee Guan Ng ; Shamsul Bahri Mohd Tamrin ; Irwan Syah Mohd Yusoff 等
期刊名称：Annals of Agricultural and Environmental Medicine
印刷版ISSN：1232-1966
电子版ISSN：1898-2263
出版年度：2015
卷号：22
期号：2
页码：286-292
DOI：10.5604/12321966.1152101
出版社：Institute of Agricultural Medicine in Lublin
摘要：This cross-sectional study intends to investigate the associations of musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) among foreign labourerson a socio-economic background, occupational exposure, social lifestyle, and postures adopted during harvesting tasks. Atotal of 446 male respondents (263 FFB cutters; 183 FFB collectors) were studied using an interview-assisted questionnaire.OWAS was used to determine the severity of awkward posture based on videos of harvesting tasks recorded for eachrespondent. Analysis found that increasingly educated respondents had higher risk of developing MSDs. Shorter dailywork duration and longer resting duration appear to increase the risk of neck and shoulder disorders among harvesters,which may be attributable to organizational work design. Awkward posture was a particularly significant risk factor of MSDsamong FFB collectors. Among the results of the study, occupational exposure, postures and certain socio-demographicbackgrounds explained some, but not all, the risk factor of MSDs among harvesters. An in-depth investigation, preferablya longitudinal study investigating the dynamic of work activities and other risk factors, such as psychosocial risk factors,are recommended
关键词：musculoskeletal disorders; harvesters; oil palm; risk factors; ergonomics