This study was carried out from January to March in 1996 to investigate subjective symptoms of cumulative trauma disorder (CTD). This survey was done by questionnaire of the Personal Ergonomics Profiles (PEP), w~iich was developed by Johnson &Johnson. Number of respondents was 365 employees who were working m three furniture manufactories in Kwangjoo at Province Kyungki.
The results were as follows
1, Theie wa~, tin difference between clerical and labor workers in pain frequencies classified by general characteristics. However, labor workers showed statistically significant differences between working process in pain frequencie& Employees undertaking lifting work ~,howed highest scores in frequencies of pain complaints. Comparing the number of pain occurrences, the m~irted ~rtd the female wa~ rc~ultcd iii high score than the single and the male, ‘l’heiE’ was no differences between ages and working esperiences in group,
2, According to the mean frequency of body pain, the back was the most part to be complained in L 1(and followed by shoulder, neck, knee, wrist ‘hand, and forearm in order. Although, the study results showed that the workeis working in furniture manufacture wore not shown that they have had severe C’VD, the female, the married and the the lifting workers were indicated as risk groups to CTI). Therefore, the devcloprncnt tf backache prevention progrante ie necessary to manage pain control and to reduce health risks of CTD employees in their work environment.
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