NDLI: Work in progress: Profiling of tricycle drivers as basis for developing an ergonomics program

Content Provider	IEEE Xplore Digital Library
Author	Charlemagne G. David, L. Caballero, D.O.
Copyright Year	2015
Description	Author affiliation: Eng. Area, Coll. of Liberal Arts & Sci., Bataan, Dominica (Charlemagne G. David, L.; Caballero, D.O.)
Abstract	This study presents the preliminary findings of a participatory action research geared towards developing an ergonomics intervention program for tricycle drivers. In the Philippines, tricycles/motorcycles account for approximately 67.9% of the total for-hire vehicles. The lack of risk exposure assessments for them motivates this study. At this stage, we have administered the Fagerstrom Test for Nicotine Dependence (FTND), Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT), Perceived Stress Scale-10 (PSS-10) and the Standardized Nordic Questionnaire (SNQ). We found that 60% of the participants are nicotine dependent and 93% are categorized in the lower zones of alcohol consumption. The results also showed that perceived stress level was high/very high, covering 70% of the subjects. No significant relationship between stress level, and age and work seniority. Moreover, 100% of the tricycle drivers reported at least one musculoskeletal disorder (MSD) symptom. Topping the list of MSD symptoms are upper back pain (80%), neck pain (75%), hands/wrists pain (75%), lower back pain (70%) and pain on knees (70%). The Pearson correlation coefficient indicated a significant (p value <; 0.03) relationship between the number of body regions with MSD symptoms during the last 12 months and age (r = 0.4693). The findings of this study can enable the creation of an ergonomics intervention program intended for an extension service in the community.
Starting Page	1
Ending Page	6
File Size	700722
Page Count	6
File Format	PDF
e-ISBN	9781509003600
DOI	10.1109/HNICEM.2015.7393193
Language	English
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Publisher Date	2015-12-09
Publisher Place	Philippines
Access Restriction	Subscribed
Rights Holder	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Subject Keyword	Musculoskeletal disorders Musculoskeletal system Pain Atmospheric measurements Tricycle drivers Alcohol use disorders identification test Ergonomics Conferences Perceived stress Stress Fagerstrom test for nicotine dependence Vehicles
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article

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