Musculoskeletal Disorders in Unstructured, Unregulated Work: Assessment Methods and Injuries

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• Journal Article:
  Proceedings of the 21st Congress of the International Ergonomics Association (IEA 2021), June 13-18, 2021, virtual event. Volume IV: healthcare and healthy work. Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems, volume 222
• Personal Author:
  D’Souza, Clive ; Fobil, Julius N. ; Gomes, José Orlando ; Martin, Bernard J. ; Todd, Andrew
• Description:
  Unstructured and unregulated work is expanding fast among low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). Furthermore, accumulation of urban waste resulting from overconsumption is a global concern. Hence, waste management and recycling have received increased attention. One specific waste category pertaining to electrical and electronic waste (e-waste) is growing at a higher rate than other waste streams. Recycling of e-waste is largely informal and disproportionately relies on LMICs, exposing workers to various occupational and environmental health risks. In order to promote safer work practices and limit a broad range of occupational health and safety concerns associated with informal manual work, the broader psychosocial and sociocultural environment also deserves attention. This symposium will discuss contemporary issues in informal, unregulated, unstructured work in LMICs, primarily in Africa and South America. The goal of the symposium is to call attention to both, the unique occupational context of informal work, and the need for new ergonomics methods to address occupational exposure assessment and musculoskeletal injury prevention adapted to informal work in limited resource settings. Description provided by NIOSH
• Subjects:
  • Electrical Equipment and Supplies
  • Electronic Waste
  • Ergonomics
  • Exposure Assessment
  • Informal Work
  • Musculoskeletal Diseases
  • Musculoskeletal Disorders
  • Musculoskeletal System
  • Occupational Exposure
  • Occupational Health
  More +
• Keywords:
  • Ergonomics; Electronic equipment; Recycling; Waste disposal; Musculoskeletal disorders; MSD; Occupational exposure; Psychosocial factors; Sociological factors; Work practices; Injuries;
  • Author Keywords: Electronic waste; Informal work; LMIC; Musculoskeletal disorders; Exposure assessment
• Source:
  Proceedings of the 21st Congress of the International Ergonomics Association (IEA 2021), June 13-18, 2021, virtual event. Volume IV: healthcare and healthy work. Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems, volume 222. Black NL, Neumann WP, Noy I eds. Cham, Switzerland: Springer, 2021 May; 222:720-727
• ISBN:
  9783030746100
• ISSN:
  2367-3370
• Pubmed ID:
  34263268
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC8277145
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  T42 OH008455/OH/NIOSH CDC HHSUnited States/ ; U01 TW010103/TW/FIC NIH HHSUnited States/ ; U2R TW010110/TW/FIC NIH HHSUnited States/
• Editor:
  Black NL; Neumann WP; Noy I
• Genre:
  Proceedings
• Place as Subject:
  Michigan ; OSHA Region 5
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  8 pdf pages
• Volume:
  222
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20064872
• Contact Point Address:
  Clive D'Souza, Center for Ergonomics, Department of Industrial & Operations Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, 48109-2117, USA
• Email:
  crdsouza@umich.edu
• Editor(s):
  Black NL; Neumann WP; Noy I
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2021
• Performing Organization:
  University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/113860/cdc_113860_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 56.01 KB]
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health ; CDC Public Access
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:94e9e44bb5b771df2aa2136280c14f17bae87bf217e27040b9a0a7d1fce02788b09f672015768b96a9c28564f13e01bb6f607d969ed75caa2f5668ad845b652d