Prevalence of Work Related Musculoskeletal Disorders Symp¬toms among Construction Workers: a Case Study in Malay¬sia

• Main Authors: Baba Md DEROS (Author), Dian D.I. DARUIS (Author), Nor Kamaliana KHAMIS (Author), Darliana MO­HAMAD (Author), Siti Fairus Mat DAUD (Author), Siti Maisarah AMDAN (Author), Ridzuan Abd AZIZ (Author), Nooraini JAMAL (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Tehran University of Medical Sciences, 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: The nature of work in the construction industry is closely associated with many human factor hazards. Manual construction workers are exposed to hand-arm vibration, repetitive movements, holding of heavy loads and tools, and frequent manual materials handling hazards in their daily tasks...