Ergonomic Risk Assessment Using the Rapid Entire Body Assessment (REBA) Tool among Cleaners: A Cross-Sectional Study.

IF 0.8 Q4 PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH

Indian Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine Pub Date : 2024-10-01 Epub Date: 2024-12-23 DOI:10.4103/ijoem.ijoem_313_23

Sahil S Rathod, Devangi S Desai

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Abstract

Context: Cleaning consists of different activities such as mopping, sweeping, swabbing, dusting, disposing of trash, and buffing. These different physical activities of the cleaners can change the body's normal biomechanics, possibly leading to the development of musculoskeletal disorders over time.

Aims: This study aimed to check the ergonomic risk and its relationship with age, BMI, and work experience among cleaners.

Settings and design: The study was conducted among 95 cleaners of different educational institutes and hospitals in Vadodara based on selection criteria.

Methods and material: Ergonomic Risk assessment was evaluated by the Rapid Entire Body Assessment (REBA) tool for various cleaning tasks (sweeping, mopping, wiping, and picking up trash).

Results: The ergonomic risk for various cleaning tasks ranged from medium to high. However, the relationship between ergonomic risk assessments for different cleaning tasks (such as sweeping, mopping, wiping, and picking up trash) and factors such as age, BMI, and work experience indicates a statistically weak correlation.

Conclusion: Medium to high ergonomic risk of various cleaning activities suggests that necessary intervention is required sooner in the form of ergonomic awareness, frequent rest periods, education of safe postures, better tool design, and the establishment of comprehensive policies for occupational safety and health of cleaners.

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使用快速全身评估（REBA）工具对清洁人员进行人体工程学风险评估：一项横断面研究。

背景：清洁包括不同的活动，如拖地、扫地、擦洗、除尘、垃圾处理和抛光。清洁工的这些不同的身体活动可以改变身体的正常生物力学，随着时间的推移可能导致肌肉骨骼疾病的发展。目的：探讨清洁工的人体工学风险及其与年龄、身体质量指数、工作经验的关系。环境与设计：本研究根据选择标准，在Vadodara不同教育机构和医院的95名清洁工中进行。方法和材料：采用快速全身评估（REBA）工具对各种清洁任务（扫地、拖地、擦拭和捡垃圾）进行人体工程学风险评估。结果：各种清洁工作的人体工程学风险从中等到高不等。然而，不同清洁任务（如扫地、拖地、擦拭和捡垃圾）的人体工程学风险评估与年龄、体重指数和工作经验等因素之间的关系在统计上显示出微弱的相关性。结论：各种清洁活动存在中高的人体工程学风险，需要尽快采取必要的干预措施，包括提高人体工程学意识、多休息、安全姿势教育、改进工具设计、制定全面的清洁工人职业安全卫生政策等。

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