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III International Congress "Prevencionar"— Health, Safety and Welfare in the Prevention of Occupational Risks

A special issue of Sustainability (ISSN 2071-1050). This special issue belongs to the section "Health, Well-Being and Sustainability".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 December 2021) | Viewed by 6844

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Department of Mechanical Engineering, High Technical School of Industrial Engineering, University of La Rioja, 26004 Logrono, Spain
Interests: life cycle assessment (LCA); social life cycle assessment (S-LCA); health and safety

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Department of Electrical Engineering, High Technical School of Industrial Engineering, University of La Rioja, 26004 Logrono, Spain
Interests: environmental impact; health and safety; sustainability; modelling and simulation

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Higher School of Engineering and Technology, International University of La Rioja (UNIR). 26004 Logrono, Spain

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Dear Colleagues,

The III International Congress Prevencionar is proposed as a space for researchers, occupational risk prevention professionals, entrepreneurs, businessmen, managers, staff responsible for technology transfer processes and, in general, any actor from the academic world, administration, private enterprise, industry, or independent professional.  Prevencionar is a place to share experiences through publications, conferences, and workshops.

Prevencionar-2021 is devoted to the development of knowledge and techniques to optimize the performance of systems while protecting health, safety, and well-being of people involved in work environments. It is also focused on workplace ergonomics, leisure, and other aspects of our daily lives, as well as safety and security, human ecology, sustainability, service systems, communication, education, and social and governmental policies.

The topics of the congress for this Special Issue are:

  • Biological-Chemical Hazards;
  • Occupational & Environmental Hazards;
  • Other Hazards;
  • Computer Modelling;
  • Environmental Engineering;
  • Ergonomics;
  • Ergonomics & Human Factors;
  • Human-computer interactions;
  • Medicine, Physiology, Multidisciplinary Psychology;
  • Noise & Vibration;
  • Protective Equipment;
  • Risk Assessment;
  • Safety of Machinery;
  • Sociology & Social Policy.

Prof. Dr. Julio Blanco
Prof. Dr. Emilio Jimenez
Prof. Dr. Francisco Flor-Montalvo
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Does Postural Feedback Reduce Musculoskeletal Risk?: A Randomized Controlled Trial
by Coral Oliver Hernández, Shimeng Li, María Dolores Merino Rivera and Inmaculada Mateo Rodríguez
Sustainability 2022, 14(1), 583; https://doi.org/10.3390/su14010583 - 5 Jan 2022
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Background: There is a high prevalence of musculoskeletal disorders among personnel working in the healthcare sector, mainly among nursing assistants and orderlies. Objective: The objective is to analyze the effectiveness of a multi-component intervention that included postural feedback in reducing musculoskeletal risk. Method: [...] Read more.
Background: There is a high prevalence of musculoskeletal disorders among personnel working in the healthcare sector, mainly among nursing assistants and orderlies. Objective: The objective is to analyze the effectiveness of a multi-component intervention that included postural feedback in reducing musculoskeletal risk. Method: A total of 24 nursing assistants and orderlies in a hospital setting were randomly assigned to an intervention group or a control group. After collecting sociodemographic information, a selection of tasks was made and assessed using the REBA (rapid entire body assessment) method. A multi-component intervention was designed combining theoretical and practical training, including feedback on the postures performed by the professionals involved, especially those involving high musculoskeletal risk. This program was applied only to participants in the intervention group. Subsequently, eight months after the first assessment and intervention, the second assessment was carried out using the same method and process as in the first evaluation. Results: The results indicate that the musculoskeletal risk in the second assessment in the intervention group was significantly reduced. However, no significant changes were observed in the control group. Conclusion: The multi-component intervention applied can significantly reduce the musculoskeletal risk of nursing assistants and orderlies. In addition, it is a low-cost intervention with great applicability. Full article
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New Challenges Regarding the Intervention of Musculoskeletal Risk in Truck Service Garages
by Coral Oliver Hernández, Shimeng Li, María José Aguado Benedí and Inmaculada Mateo Rodríguez
Sustainability 2022, 14(1), 181; https://doi.org/10.3390/su14010181 - 24 Dec 2021
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Background: The automotive industry is heavily affected by sick leaves caused by the handling of loads and using postures that produce musculoskeletal disorders. Research is needed to analyse their causes and find possible solutions to eliminate or mitigate these risks. Objective: Our objective [...] Read more.
Background: The automotive industry is heavily affected by sick leaves caused by the handling of loads and using postures that produce musculoskeletal disorders. Research is needed to analyse their causes and find possible solutions to eliminate or mitigate these risks. Objective: Our objective was to analyse the level of musculoskeletal risk in the different work tasks performed by truck and bus mechanics. Our intention is also to analyse whether postural training and feedback can help reduce risk. Methods: The rapid entire body assessment (REBA) was used to assess the postures performed by 35 mechanics from eight branches throughout Spain. The participants were subsequently divided randomly into two groups (experimental group and control group). The experimental group (EG) was given training and feedback on their postures and the control group (CG) was not offered any type of intervention. A few months after the initial assessment, their postural load in the usual tasks was re-evaluated. Results: An overall average REBA Score: 10.49 ± 1.33. The main risk was found in the trunk and arms with sustained above-the-head postures. EG’s second results are significantly improved compared to the first (p = 0.026 *). Conclusions: These jobs have a high-risk level of musculoskeletal disorders. The course of action presented with postural training and feedback has shown satisfactory results. Nevertheless, given the size of the sample, further research will be needed to delve deeper into this possibility as a future line of intervention. Full article
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