Ergonomic Risk Assessment Methodologies for Work-Related Musculoskeletal Disorders: A Patent Overview

2009 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 121-132 ◽  
Author(s):  
Isabel Nunes
Keyword(s):  
Risk Assessment ◽  
Musculoskeletal Disorders ◽  
Work Related ◽  
Work Related Musculoskeletal Disorders ◽  
Ergonomic Risk Assessment ◽  
Ergonomic Risk

scholarly journals REPETITION AS A RISK FACTOR FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF MUSCULOSKELETAL DISORDERS

2013 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Sonja Pavlovic-Veselinovic
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Risk Assessment ◽  
Risk Factor ◽  
Key Words ◽  
Musculoskeletal Disorders ◽  
World Economy ◽  
Repetitive Work ◽  
Work Related ◽  
Work Related Musculoskeletal Disorders ◽  
Repetitive Strain

Work-related musculoskeletal disorders (WRMSDs) are becoming a major problem in world economy. There is many and various risk factors that contribute to their development. Repetitive work is one of the most important risk factor. In this paper is described the body's response to repetitive strain, existing methods for evaluation/ quantification of repetition as risk factor for musculoskeletal disorders. The author proposes a new multidimensional scale for rating the level of risk of repetitive work, which may be useful in the risk assessment of the workplace. Key words: ergonomics, work related musculoskeletal disorders, risk assessment.

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