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: Received: 20 March 2024 / Approved: 21 March 2024 / Online: 22 March 2024 (09:15:01 CET)
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Onofrejova, D.; Andrejiova, M.; Porubcanova, D.; Pačaiová, H.; Sobotova, L. Safety Standards And Their Relevance for Ergonomic Risk Assessment in Slovak Republic. Preprints2024, 2024031347. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202403.1347.v1
Onofrejova, D.; Andrejiova, M.; Porubcanova, D.; Pačaiová, H.; Sobotova, L. Safety Standards And Their Relevance for Ergonomic Risk Assessment in Slovak Republic. Preprints 2024, 2024031347. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202403.1347.v1
Onofrejova, D.; Andrejiova, M.; Porubcanova, D.; Pačaiová, H.; Sobotova, L. Safety Standards And Their Relevance for Ergonomic Risk Assessment in Slovak Republic. Preprints2024, 2024031347. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202403.1347.v1
APA Style
Onofrejova, D., Andrejiova, M., Porubcanova, D., Pačaiová, H., & Sobotova, L. (2024). Safety Standards And Their Relevance for Ergonomic Risk Assessment in Slovak Republic. Preprints. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202403.1347.v1
Chicago/Turabian Style
Onofrejova, D., Hana Pačaiová and Lydia Sobotova. 2024 "Safety Standards And Their Relevance for Ergonomic Risk Assessment in Slovak Republic" Preprints. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202403.1347.v1
Abstract
Attention to the work-related musculoskeletal disorders (WMSDs) involve also statistical surveys showing an increasing trend in the incidence of WMSDs. Technological development retrieves new tools and methods for the assessment of physical load at work. In addition to the conventional questionnaires and scaling assessment systems, these methods are mostly based on the direct sensing of appropriate parameters, which allows more precise quantification. The aim of this paper is to compare the assessment of ergonomic risk through current legislative regulations. A Captiv wireless sensor system was used at a car headlight quality control assembly workplace for sensing, data acquisition and data processing. During the evaluation of the postures and movements at work, we discovered differences in the applicable standards: Decree 542/2007 Coll. (Slovak legislation), STN EN 1005-4+A1, French standards default in the Captiv system. Standards define the thresholds for hazardous postures with significant differences in several evaluated body segments, which also affects the final evaluation of the measurements. Based on the results of our research, we found that respondents were in an acceptable position for approximately 63% of the total duration of the work activity in terms of the Legislative method, 44% with Captiv and 27% with Standards method.
Keywords
prevention of musculoskeletal disorders; ergonomic risk; legislation; ergonomic assessment methods
Subject
Public Health and Healthcare, Public, Environmental and Occupational Health
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