Sector: food industry

Type of hazard: work-related health hazards, handling of loads

Catchwords: health impairments and disorders, lifting and carrying of loads

Status: completed 12/1996

Financed by: Berufsgenossenschaft Nahrungsmittel und Gaststätten

Research institution(s): Institut für Leichtathletik und Turnen der Deutschen Sporthochschule Köln

Description, key words:

With bakers there is a correlation between activity profile and symptoms, no correlation between strain and symptoms/findings

Aims:

investigation of health risks for bakers caused by multiple stress

Activities/methods:

Interview and stress measurement

Results:

Symptoms and anatomical findings do not coincide; no correlation between strain analysis and symptoms; close correlation between activity profile and muscular disbalance as well as muscle function state and symptoms; positive effect of moderate loads in dealing with symptoms and on the muscular system

Publications:

Referat auf "Prävention von berufs- und arbeitsbedingten Gesundheitsstörungen und Erkrankungen - 2. Erfurter Tage" 12/95

last update: 22.08.2000