Open AccessMusculoskeletal disorders among municipal solid waste workers in India: A cross-sectional risk assessment
Author(s) -
Endreddy Manikanta Reddy,
Sandul Yasobant
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
journal of family medicine and primary care
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2278-7135
pISSN - 2249-4863
DOI - 10.4103/2249-4863.174270
Subject(s) - medicine , environmental health , cross sectional study , shoulders , odds ratio , socioeconomic status , municipal solid waste , low back pain , musculoskeletal disorder , physical therapy , human factors and ergonomics , poison control , population , surgery , alternative medicine , waste management , pathology , engineering
Waste management is a necessary activity around the world, but involves a variety of health hazards. In a developing country like India, municipal solid waste is collected manually requiring heavy physical activity. Among all occupational health issues, musculoskeletal problems are common among waste collectors in the form of nonfatal injuries because of the presence of such risk factors (lifting, carrying, pulling, and pushing). We have thus conducted this study to evaluate musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) among municipal solid waste (MSW) workers.