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http://dx.doi.org/10.5143/JESK.2005.24.1.037

Ergonomic Evaluation of The Hazardous Jobs in Squatting Work Posture  

Kim, Yu-Chang (동의대학교 정보산업공학과)
Ryu, Young-Soo (동의대학교 정보산업공학과 대학원)
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Journal of the Ergonomics Society of Korea / v.24, no.1, 2005 , pp. 37-41 More about this Journal
Abstract
Work related musculoskeletal disorders became a hot issue in Korea since many workers reported musculoskeletal disorder problems. Korean government enacted a law to require companies to take measures to prevent musculoskeletal disorders at work. This study found workers' WMSDs symptoms in squatting work posture which the rate of the occurrence was relatively high among work types to bring about WMSDs in railroad cars maintenance works and analyzed to compare the hazardous jobs in the industrial safety health law in South Korea with the caution jobs in Washington State in U.S. The hazardous jobs in South Korea were more effective in squatting work posture from this study result and this study data will be a great help to plan and carry out an effective prevention program about WMSDs.
Keywords
WMSDs(Musculoskeletal disorders); Load evaluation; Squatting work posture; Ergonomic prevention program;
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