농업인의 근골격계 위험요인 노출 수준

Introduction: This Study was conducted to obtain information regarding exposure levels of risk factors related to musculoskeletal systems by demographic and agriculture characteristics of farmers. Method: This household survey sample followed a multistage, stratified. All interviews were conducted face to face in the respondent"s own household. Almost 6,006 household, 10,474 farm workers were interviewed. Results: Exposure of risk factors by posture and motion have the most work load in the waist(67%), hand/wrist(67%) and exposure of risk factors by lifting tasks showed 14% of serious risk and 26% of moderate risk. Exposure of risk factors by gender and age didn’t show distinct differences and exposure of lifting tasks decrease with advancing age. Paddy, field, greenhouse, livestock have the most work load in the waist and wrist, followed by neck, knee but orchard have the most work load in the shoulder, neck and wrist.