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Ergonomic workplace evaluation and epidemiology of musculoskeletal discomfort on German dairy farms
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Previous European studies have shown a high prevalence of musculoskeletal discomfort (MSD) among milking parlor operatives, affecting at least 70% of the staff. The aim of the project was to find correlations between workplace design and prevalence of MSD. For this a data collection was carried out questioning the parlor operatives using a modified Nordic Questionnaire. On farm parlor specifics and bovimetrics of milked cows of a randomly-selected shift were measured. After that data was combined to compare the workplace design and the occurrence of MSD. The results showed that 94% of the female and 71% of the male workers suffered from MSD. The work place analysis revealed that women regularly worked above shoulder level and had to tort and bend more often than men because of the gender specific anthropometrics and the workplace design. The survey took into consideration that not only milking is considered strenuous but other farm tasks as well. The results also demonstrated that there is a need to take action to improve modern milking parlors. The existing helping devices are not sufficient to reduce the workload; reorganizing the work tasks, work schedule and the work place design is suggested.
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“Overall, high levels of musculoskeletal symptoms were reported in farming populations in Europe and beyond [13,14,15], but also specifically in Germany [16,17].”
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“Kolstrup y Jakob (2016) [179] Germany/Sweden Application of the NMQ in milkers.”
BackgroundResultInfluentialRazmjou, H., Lincoln, S., Macritchie, I., Richards, R. R., Medeiros, D., & Elmaraghy, A. (2016) · BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders · doi:10.1186/s12891-016-1257-7 · Cited by 67
“Women more often occupy jobs that involve computer work, prolonged precision demands, awkward postures or repetitive activities [40–42].”
BackgroundMusculoskeletal Disorders in Agriculture: A Review from Web of Science Core Collection
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“NMQ was used (Germany) [170].”
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“In an epidemiologic study done among milking parlor operators in Germany, 84% was highlighted.(5) Among dairy farmers in Sweden, Lunner Kolstrup found that 85% participants reported WMSD ‘in any body part’.”
BackgroundKolstrup, C. L., & Jakob, M. (2016) · Journal of Agromedicine · doi:10.1080/1059924x.2015.1106373 · Cited by 27
“Neck a2, b3 29 (38) 9 (17) 20 (51) 62 (53) 18 (35) 44 (68) Shoulder 43 (47) 20 (38) 23 (59) 60 (52) 22 (43) 38 (59) Elbows 16 (17) 8 (15) 8 (21) 27 (23) 7 (14) 20 (31) Hands/wrists 29 (32) 7 (13) 22 (56) 49 (42) 11 (22) 38 (59) Upper back 17 (19) 5 (10) 12 (31) 30 (26) 11 (22) 19 (29) Lower back 45 (49) 21 (40) 24 (62…”
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“Participants were recruited nationwide in Germany via common recruitment approaches of the social insurance company, entailing the dispatch of 80,000 invitation letters to policyholders, several short articles in the member journal of SVLFG (circulation 1.3 million) as well as recruitment through the SVLFG newsletter…”
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“A previous study attempted to determine whether the shoulder height in comparison to pit depth and udder height influenced the location of aching body parts, but found there was none.(25) There was also no correlation between the number of complaints and the difference to the ideal shoulder height in this sample.”
ResultSelf-citationComparison of 2 recommendations for adjusting the working height in milking parlors
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“Theresults alsodemonstratedthatthereisaneedtotakeaction toimprovemodernmilkingparlors,whichisinline withtheresultsofthepresentstudy[38].”
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Metadata
- Authors
- Thinius, M., & Jakob, M.
- Affiliations
- Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin (DE)
- Leibniz Institute for Agricultural Engineering and Bioeconomy (DE)
- Corresponding author
- Jakob, Martina
- ORCID
- Jakob, Martina
- Venue
- WORK: A Journal of Prevention, Assessment & Rehabilitation
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications
- Published
- 2014-01
- Volume
- 49
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 25-32
- ISSN
- 1051-9815 (ISSN-L)
- 1875-9270
- OpenAlex
- W1755952730
- Cited by
- 13
- References
- 0
- Citations by year
- 2024: 1 · 2022: 2 · 2021: 2 · 2019: 3 · 2018: 1 · 2017: 2 · 2016: 1 · 2015: 1
- FWCI
- 1.97
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Work (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Human Factors and Ergonomics › Ergonomics and Musculoskeletal Disorders
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Agriculture and Farm Safety
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Occupational Health and Safety in Workplaces
- Keywords
- musculoskeletal disorders, dairy workers, milking parlor, workplace design, human factors, anthropometry, sex differences, Nordic Musculoskeletal Questionnaire, workload, work schedules
- MeSH terms
- Adolescent, Adult, Agricultural Workers' Diseases, Animals, Cattle, Dairying, Female, Germany, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Musculoskeletal Diseases, Posture, Surveys and Questionnaires, Risk Factors, Sex Factors, Prevalence, Workload, Risk Assessment
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