Work-Related Musculoskeletal Disorders among BrickWorkers in Nakhon Si Thammarat Province

Abstract

     The objective of this study was to survey the Work-Related Musculoskeletal Disorders (WMSDs) among brick workers. The questionnaire was designed from Modified Standardize Nordic Questionnaire. The questionnaire consists of general information, psychosocial and musculoskeletal symptom. Three hundred and twenty-seven workers were participated in this study. That used descriptive statistics including frequency, percentage, mean and standard deviation. The sample group consisted of 237 women (72.5%) and male 90 (27.5%), the average age was 40.31 years. The duration of employment was more than six years. This study found that the top three of the prevalence of WMSD in the last twelve months were low back, shoulder and arm 76.9%, 50.5% and 25.3%, respectively. The top three of the prevalence of WMSD in the seven days were low back, shoulder and knee 69.7%, 41.9% and 22.0%, respectively. The high prevalence of WMSD in brick workers is an important problem that should be concern and be prevented about working posture properly.