Risk Assessment of Work-Related Musculoskeletal Disorders in Printing Workers by Rapid Upper Limb Assessment (RULA)

Author(s)	Anushka Bapat, Jyoti Parle, Pranjal Grover, Pranati Tilak
Country	India
Abstract	This study aims to assess the risk of Work-Related Musculoskeletal Disorders (WMSDs) in printing industry workers. The study included 100 workers working in different press and pre-press units of Printing presses situated in the Thane district. The study employed demographic details, job details, self-reported Nordic Body-Map Questionnaire (NBM) to collect data, along with the Rapid Upper Limb Assessment (RULA) to evaluate the working posture of the workers. The results showed that 37% of the participants experienced musculoskeletal complaints, with left knee pain being the most prevalent (13%), followed by right knee pain (11%) and Hips (11%). The RULA assessment revealed that a significant percentage of participants were at intermediate to high risk of developing WMSDs due to their working posture.
Field	Medical / Pharmacy
Published In	Volume 6, Issue 2, March-April 2024
Published On	2024-04-10
Cite This	Risk Assessment of Work-Related Musculoskeletal Disorders in Printing Workers by Rapid Upper Limb Assessment (RULA) - Anushka Bapat, Jyoti Parle, Pranjal Grover, Pranati Tilak - IJFMR Volume 6, Issue 2, March-April 2024. DOI 10.36948/ijfmr.2024.v06i02.16596
DOI	https://doi.org/10.36948/ijfmr.2024.v06i02.16596
Short DOI	https://doi.org/gtqxzr

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