打破疲劳循环:研究工作休息时间表对物料处理工作中的肌肉疲劳的影响
Karla Beltran Martinez1, Milad Nazarahari1, Hossein Rouhani1
1Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Alberta, Donadeo Innovation Centre for Engineering, Edmonton, AB T6G 1H9, Canada.
Sensors (Basel, Switzerland)
|December 23, 2023
概括
在物料处理工作中短暂休息可以显著减少肌肉疲劳. 这种干预措施降低了与工作有关的肌肉骨疾病的风险,而不会影响工人的生产力.
科学领域:
- 职业健康 职业健康 职业健康
- 人体工程学就是人体工程学.
- 生物力学 生物力学
背景情况:
- 肌肉疲劳是与工作相关的肌肉骨疾病 (WMSDs) 的主要原因之一.
- 在工作轮班期间实施休息或伸展例程可能会减轻工人的疲劳.
- 了解休息干预措施对疲劳和动力学的影响对于WMSD预防至关重要.
研究的目的:
- 研究工作休息和拉伸程序对肌肉疲劳和身体动力学的影响.
- 评估这些干预措施对物料处理工作中WMSDs风险的潜在影响.
主要方法:
- 在三个条件下进行了一次重复的物料处理任务:没有休息,休息和休息时伸展.
- 用电肌图 (EMG) 测量肌肉疲劳,以评估肌肉活动.
- 用可穿戴传感器获得的经过验证的动力学得分来评估身体动力学.
主要成果:
- 在不同的工作休息时间表中观察到肌肉疲劳的显著减少 (p < 0.01).
- 在三个测试的时间表之间,没有发现生产率的显著差异.
- 客观的动力学评估证实了休息在减少肌肉疲劳方面的好处.
结论:
- 在工作轮班期间短暂的休息可以显著减少肌肉疲劳.
- 实施休息可能会降低发展与工作有关的肌肉骨疾病的风险.
- 工作场所涉及休息的干预措施在不影响生产率的情况下是有效的.
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