Work related neck and upper limb symptoms (RSI) : high risk occupations and risk factors in the Belgian working population
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In this study on prevalence and risk factors for work related neck or upper limb symptoms in the Belgian working population, the researchers have found an overall prevalence of work and upper limb symptoms occurring in the past 12 months of 39%. High risk occupations for neck and shoulder symptoms were tailors and secretaries. Elbow and wrist or hand symptoms were also most prevalent in tailors, in bricklayers, carpenters and other building occupations. 1120 questionnaires of employees could be used for the analyses. Due to small numbers in specific occupational categories, such as engineer fitters, machine metal workers and loaders and unloaders, occupation-specific estimates of frequencies and prevalences lack precision. However for reasons of comparability with the Dutch study, the categorisation of occupations is kept the same as in the Dutch study. Belgian workers reported more often that they desired additional preventive measures than Dutch workers.
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TNO Identifier
168763
Publisher
TNO
Collation
38 p.
Place of publication
Hoofddorp