Risk of musculoskeletal injury among cleaners during vacuuming
Risk of musculoskeletal injury among cleaners during vacuuming
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DOI：
10.1080/00140139.2011.592605
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发表时间：
2012-01-01
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影响因子：
2.4
通讯作者：
Steele, Julie R.
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作者：
Bell, Alison F.;Steele, Julie R.
本研究旨在探讨清洁工人在吸尘作业时发生工作相关上肢肌肉骨骼疾病的风险。总共有24名清洁工人在政府学校、酒店和商业办公空间部门的正常就业过程中执行真空清洁任务时被观察到。使用三种观察性评估工具对上肢肌肉骨骼疾病的风险进行评级：手动任务风险评估（ManTRA）;快速暴露检查（QEC）;快速上肢评估（Risk）。平均结果（E。G. ManTRA腕/手累积腕评分18.67 +/- 1.27，QEC颈部评分13 +/- 1.77，Rendezvous评分6.54 +/- 0.509）表明，执行真空清洁任务的清洁工人存在与工作相关的上肢肌肉骨骼损伤风险，无论他们是否使用背包或罐式机器。公立学校清洁工患上肢肌肉骨骼疾病的风险比酒店或商业办公空间部门的工人更大。从业者总结：澳大利亚的清洁工人大多是女性，年龄较大，背景不讲英语，并参与重复性的体力劳动。他们的职业地位低下。这项研究证实，吸尘任务对清洁工人来说是一种风险，并强调需要进一步研究以改善这些工人的工作条件。
This study aimed to examine the risk of work-related upper-limb musculoskeletal disorders in cleaning workers during the work task of vacuuming. In total, 24 cleaning workers were observed while they performed vacuum cleaning tasks in the normal course of their employment in government schools, hospitality and commercial office space sectors. Risk of upper-limb musculoskeletal disorders were rated using three observational assessment tools: Manual Task Risk Assessment (ManTRA); Quick Exposure Check (QEC); the Rapid Upper Limb Assessment (RULA). Mean results (e. g. ManTRA wrist/hand cumulative wrist score 18.67 +/- 1.27, QEC neck score 13 +/- 1.77, RULA score 6.54 +/- 0.509) demonstrated that cleaning workers who perform the task of vacuum cleaning are at risk of work-related upper-limb musculoskeletal injury, regardless of whether they use a back-pack or canister machine. Government school cleaners experienced greater risk of work-related upper-limb musculoskeletal disorders than workers in either the hospitality or commercial office space sectors.Practitioner Summary: Cleaning workers in Australia are mostly female, ageing and of non-English-speaking backgrounds and involved in repetitive manual tasks. Their occupation is low status. This research confirms that vacuuming tasks are a risk for cleaning workers and highlights the need for further research to improve conditions for these workers.