Study on the impacts of working positions and working conditions to aches and pains of musculars and bones of workers in Agriculture Machine Manufacturing Company
- Author:
Phan Hanh Dung
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Aches and pains of musculars and bones
- MeSH:
Muscular Diseases;
Bone and Bones
- From:Journal of Practical Medicine
2005;519(9):40-46
- CountryViet Nam
- Language:Vietnamese
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Abstract:
Study was conducted over 102 workers working directly at 3 workshops of agriculture machine by questionnaire and by measuring parameters at working environment to assess the impacts of working positions and working conditions to ache of musco-skeletal of workers. Results: the temperature exceed the allowed limits from 2.8 to 5.3 0C, wind speed at one site not to meet the standard, the noise exceed the allowed limits from 1 to 11dBA. 49.5% of workers said that the illumination power at workshops was insufficiency. Dust levels exceed the allowed limits twofold. The number of accident at work and the cases of occupational disease are significantly increasing every year. The results suggested that it must improve work condition as well as health care for worker of the agriculture machine manufactures.
