Osteomuscular Ergonomic Incidence of Labour Origin in Flatbed Machinery Operators in the Area of Clothing Assembly in SMEs in Cotacachi

The clothing manufacturers have not to deal uniquely with possible accidents at work, but also with those hidden problems manifested as ergonomic consequences of bad posture, long working hours and lack of knowledge about safety at work and health, therefore it is essential to take action in this productive sector. The main aim is to study the ergonomic osteomuscular incidence of labour origin in 5 workers of textile manufacturing machinery belonging to a group of SMEs in Cotacachi, using a mobile application. The clothing manufacturers have not to deal uniquely with possible accidents at work, but also with those hidden problems manifested as ergonomic consequences of bad posture, long working hours and lack of knowledge about safety at work and health, therefore it is essential to take action in this productive sector. The selected method is the Occupational Repetitive Action (OCRA) offered for risk measurement in repetitive work on the upper limbs, as part of the Ergo/IBV mobile phone application compendium. The main results indicate an unacceptable risk index for the operators who took part in the study, which means that action needs to be taken for the improvement of the current workplace conditions in order to reduce the chance of the musculoskeletal disorders risks. The results are consistent with those of similar research, confirming the effectiveness of the use of mobile applications in ergonomics assessment processes in industrial workers.