Professional paper

The lumbal spine burden of brewers

Vesna Sitar-Srebočan ; Dom zdravlja Črnomerec, Zagreb, Hrvatska
Azra Huršidić-Radulović ; Škola narodnog zdravlja »Andrija Štampar« Medicinskog fakulteta Sveučilišta u Zagrebu, Zagreb, Hrvatska
Jadranka Mustajbegović ; Škola narodnog zdravlja »Andrija Štampar« Medicinskog fakulteta Sveučilišta u Zagrebu, Zagreb

Abstract

The appearance of lumbal syndrome was analysed in two groups of workers in the »Zagrebacka pivovara« brewery. In a group of 23 workers whose mean age was 34 years and mean length of service 12 years, nine (39.1%) suffered from lumbal syndrome. In another group of 33 workers, with the mean age of 31 years and the mean length of service of nine years there were 24 (72.7%) suffering from the syndrome. According to Student's t-test the differences in age and length of service between the two groups were not significant (P>0.05), but the diference in the number of ill was significant (P<0.05). Analysis of the workplace showed that a heavy burden of the lumbal spine was involved, especially with the workers from the second group, and that ergonomie solutions were necessary.

Keywords

dynamic load; ergonomie solutions; heavy physical work; lumbal syndrome

Hrčak ID:

145589

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/145589

Publication date:

11.9.1995.

Article data in other languages: croatian

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