Trastornos musculoesqueléticos en bomberos industriales de una planta ensambladora de automóviles por manipulación manual de cargas

Abstract

Objectives: This study proposes to determine the prevalence of musculoskeletal disorders due to manual handling of loads in industrial firefighters in an automobile assembly plant, through the application of the Nordic questionnaire and the GINSHT method, for the establishment of pertinent preventive and corrective measures. Methods: A descriptive and cross-sectional cohort study was carried out in the universe of firefighters from the automobile assembly plant, applying the Nordic Questionnaire and the GINSHT method. Results: 100% of respondents reported musculoskeletal disorders. The dorsolumbar region and the neck were the affected regions,obtaining a non-tolerable level of risk for manual handling of loads. Conclusions: The profession of industrial firefighter is a profession with a very high ergonomic risk for the development of musculoskeletal disorders, where the absence of technical facilities to perform the task contributes to the biomechanical factor being an important element for handling fire extinguishers.