Aviation deicing workers,global risk assessment of musculoskeletal injuries |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Mechanical Engineering Department, École de technologie supérieure, Montreal, Canada;2. Industrial Engineering Department, K.N. Toosi University of Technology, Tehran, Iran;3. School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran;4. Institute of Ergonomics and Human Factors, Technische Universität, Darmstadt, Germany;1. Department of Industrial Engineering and Management, National Taipei University of Technology (Taipei Tech), 1, Sec. 3, Zhongxiao E. Rd., Taipei, 10608, Taiwan;2. Department of Health Sciences and Technology, ETH Zurich, Scheuchzerstrasse 7, 8092, Zurich, Switzerland;1. School of Industrial Engineering, Purdue University, 315 N. Grant Street, West Lafayette, IN 47907, USA;2. Edward P. Fitts Department of Industrial & Systems Engineering, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 27695, USA;3. Washington State Department of Labor and Industries, SHARP Program, Olympia, WA, USA;1. Department of Kinesiology, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Canada;2. Department of Kinesiology & Physical Education/Health Sciences, Wilfrid Laurier University, Waterloo, Canada |
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| Abstract: | Deicing technicians working from open baskets are exposed to ergonomic risks and fatigue. This study aims to assess the global risk of musculoskeletal injuries (MSIs) for this type of activity. An ergonomic study was conducted with the workers of a Canadian airport deicing operator during the winter of 2016–2017. Video recordings made it possible to observe the activities during the most intensive work shifts, as well as characterise and quantify (frequency and duration) the movements/postures of twelve human subjects. The resulting risk assessment identified the body structures submitted to exertion, analysed the efforts involved and globally assessed the forces exerted on the spine and upper limbs. This global risk assessment leads to the conclusion that the risks to the upper limbs are preoccupying and must be examined further. |
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| Keywords: | Deicing Ergonomics Musculoskeletal injury Risk assessment |
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