What tools can I use to prevent musculoskeletal disorder?

Many times we need tools that help us with the detection, management and prevention of accidents such as musculoskeletal disorders, but do we know what they are? Here we tell you.

• Postural evaluation (REBA) of the body, associated with high risk of TME; Work rotation model was developed to prevent WMSDs based on workgroup task groups of high and low workload.
• OVAKO (OWAS) evaluation tool for heavy lifting. Analyze the body posture for the back, arms, legs and head according to weight or strength requirements.
• Rapid evaluation of the upper limb (RULA) analyzes the posture and strength to estimate the risk of damage to the upper limbs, computer office workers with musculoskeletal pain
• Deformation index (SI) analyzes the posture and repetitive tasks of the upper limbs eg: manufacturing workers, an association was found between the category of risk SI and a higher incidence of hand and arm symptoms
• Future tools such as (NERPA), used for postural analysis of the upper extremities and (EAWS), which measures the biomechanical loads on the upper limbs and OCRA Index, which assesses biomechanical stress on the hands, arms and shoulders during repetitive tasks
• Elevation equation of the National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), which investigates the adequacy of manual lifting tasks to two physically demanding hands
• Liberty Mutual manual material handling tables, which are used to perform ergonomic tasks evaluations of lifting, lowering, pushing, pulling and transporting tasks to make workers tolerable
• Key indicator methods (KIM), which consist of three different tools for analyzing lifting, holding and transporting loads (KIM-LHC), pulling and pushing loads (KIM-PP) and health risks associated with manual handling in various environments working (KIM-MHO)
• Occupational health evaluation of the MUSCULOSKELETIC SYSTEM: electrical conductivity of the muscles (electromyography), musculoskeletal questionnaire is one of the most used scales to evaluate the musculoskeletal symptoms reports among workers

These are some tools you can use for prevent this condition in your company.