 | Intégration de la prévention des TMS dès la conception d'un aménagement : le cas des bibliothèques publiques(Integration of MSD prevention in designing a layout: the case of public libraries)Bellemare, Marie; Trudel, Louis; Ledoux, Élise; Montreuil, Sylvie; Marier, Micheline; Laberge, Marie; Godi, Marie-JoséeÉtudes et recherches / Rapport
R-395, Montréal, IRSST, 2005, 210 pages. |
Abstract
Musculoskeletal disorders are common with library clerks, due to prolonged static postures, repeated movements, the use of computer tools, and manual handling tasks. This report summarizes work that led to the development of an ergonomic intervention model to contribute to layout projects and plan work situations that do not produce health hazards for personnel. This work enabled them to establish a relationship between the work activities in a library and many musculoskeletal disorder risk factors. The authors documented the effect of different choices made during two library layout projects on the appearance of such injuries. The results of their study served as a basis for practical publications that can be used by library managers and personnel, ergonomists and municipal occupational health and safety specialists in choosing equipment and layouts that take into account musculoskeletal disorder prevention.
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