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2020 | OriginalPaper | Chapter

Ergonomic Evaluation in the Ecuadorian Workplace

Authors : Oswaldo Jara, Fanny Ballesteros, Esteban Carrera, Pablo Dávila

Published in: Advances in Social and Occupational Ergonomics

Publisher: Springer International Publishing

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Abstract

In Ecuador, ergonomic risk is present in all types of work activity. 1759 ergonomic evaluations were carried out between 2012 and 2017 applying methodologies validated and used worldwide. The results establish that more than 90% of jobs have an unacceptable level of ergonomic risk which determines that technical and organizational corrective measures must be taken to reduce or eliminate the risk and avoid a high incidence of musculoskeletal problems in the working population of the country.

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Metadata
Title
Ergonomic Evaluation in the Ecuadorian Workplace
Authors
Oswaldo Jara
Fanny Ballesteros
Esteban Carrera
Pablo Dávila
Copyright Year
2020
Book
Advances in Social and Occupational Ergonomics

Print ISBN: 978-3-030-20144-9

Electronic ISBN: 978-3-030-20145-6

Copyright Year: 2020

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-20145-6_23

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