Assessment of occupational musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) among heavy vehicle drivers.

Work Pub Date : 2024-04-02 DOI:10.3233/wor-230655
Mohammad Raza, Rajesh Kumar Bhushan, Abid Ali Khan
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BACKGROUND Professional driving requires long hours of work, uncomfortable seats, negotiating rough terrain and highways, and possibly minor repairs and other auxiliary transportation duties. Heavy vehicle drivers driving vehicles such as trucks, bulldozers, etc. due to such working structures are more prone to various musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) and pain, which is of great concern. OBJECTIVES In the present study, it is planned to investigate possible ergonomic risk factors such as age, weight, driving exposure, seat suspension systems, lifting heavy weights causing MSDs in drivers of various heavy vehicles. The results of the study are expected to help drivers reduce the risk of MSDs. METHODS For the present study, the Nordic questionnaire on musculoskeletal disorders was modified and standardized and was administered to the 48 heavy vehicle drivers randomly selected to collect the data. RESULTS The analysis divulged that over the past 12 months, lower back pain (LBP) emerged as the most dominant pain experienced by 56% of drivers, followed by knee pain (KP) (43%) and neck pain (NP) (39%) respectively. The prevalence of shoulder pain (SP) was observed to be much lower than in previous literature. The logistic regression model further revealed that increasing age, poor suspension system and poor body posture were significantly associated with lower back pain. Additionally, a poor suspension system and lifting heavy weights had significant effect on the drivers' knee pain. CONCLUSION The results demonstrated the evident necessity for ergonomic consideration in vehicle designing and ergonomic training for heavy vehicle drivers.
评估重型车辆司机的职业性肌肉骨骼疾病(MSDs)。
背景专业驾驶需要长时间工作,座椅不舒适,要在崎岖的地形和公路上行驶,还可能需要进行小修和其他辅助运输任务。重型车辆驾驶员驾驶卡车、推土机等车辆时,由于这种工作结构,更容易患上各种肌肉骨骼疾病(MSDs)和疼痛,这引起了人们的极大关注。目标在本研究中,计划调查各种重型车辆驾驶员可能存在的人体工程学风险因素,如年龄、体重、驾驶暴露、座椅悬挂系统、举重等导致 MSDs 的因素。结果分析表明,在过去 12 个月中,56% 的驾驶员最主要的疼痛是下背痛(LBP),其次分别是膝痛(KP)(43%)和颈痛(NP)(39%)。据观察,肩部疼痛(SP)的发生率远低于以往的文献。逻辑回归模型进一步显示,年龄增加、悬挂系统不良和身体姿势不良与下背痛有显著相关性。结论 结果表明,在车辆设计和重型车辆驾驶员人体工程学培训中考虑人体工程学因素的必要性显而易见。
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