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The objective of this paper is to analyze the influence of work organization on the health and well-being of elderly workers in a water and sanitation municipal service at Lisbon metropolitan area. This study involved 31 male participants, included in the category of operational assistant, who work as shakers and plumbers. Data collection was conducted through interviews as well as direct and indirect observations of real work, with posterior application of the REBA method. After data collection, it was observed that the activities analyzed showed mostly medium to high level of risk for development of musculoskeletal disorders by age and seniority of the workers. However, as most workers are 45 years old or more, there was no statistical significance between the occurrence of musculoskeletal pain and age of the worker. The only variable found that was statistically significant to the occurrence of musculoskeletal symptoms was seniority, showing the painfulness of constraints which workers are exposed to.
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Gusmao, L., Silva, C., Carnide, F. (2016). Effects of Work Organization in the Health and Wellness of Seniors Workers. In: Arezes, P. (eds) Advances in Safety Management and Human Factors. Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing, vol 491. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-41929-9_8
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