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

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• Alternative Title:
  Proc Congr Int Ergon Assoc (2021)
• Personal Author:
  D’Souza, Clive ; Martin, Bernard ; Fobil, Julius N. ; Todd, Andrew ; Gomes, José Orlando
• 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.
• Subjects:
  Article Electronic Waste Exposure Assessment Informal Work LMIC Musculoskeletal Disorders
• Source:
  Proc Congr Int Ergon Assoc (2021). 222:720-727
• Pubmed ID:
  34263268
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC8277145
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Funding:
  T42 OH008455/OH/NIOSH CDC HHSUnited States/ ; U01 TW010103/TW/FIC NIH HHSUnited States/ ; U2R TW010110/TW/FIC NIH HHSUnited States/
• Volume:
  222
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20064872
• Collection(s):
  CDC Public Access National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
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