A review of studies on the evaluation of manual handling with different methods in Iran from 1389 to 1399

M Ashouri; SH Eidani; A Salehi Sahlabadi

doi:10.18502/tkj.v13i1.6575

M Ashouri Student Research Committee, Department of Occupational Health Engineering, School of Public Health, Shaid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
SH Eidani Student Research Committee, Department of Occupational Health Engineering, School of Public Health, Shaid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
A Salehi Sahlabadi Department of Occupational Health and Safety Engineering, School of Public Health and Safety, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

DOI: https://doi.org/10.18502/tkj.v13i1.6575

Keywords: Lifting Task Assessment, Manual Material Handling, Ergonomic Assessment

Abstract

Introduction: Nowadays, most industries in Iran constitute a large proportion of workers' activities in Manual Material Handling. Musculoskeletal disorders are areas of erosive and inflammatory conditions that occur in the form of pain and discomfort in the muscles, tendons, ligaments, joints, peripheral nerves, blood vessels. Working hours, absenteeism, increasing work restrictions, job changes and disability and impose many economic consequences on the individual, organization, and society.

Materials and Methods: The present study was conducted to review the studies of Manual Material Handling by different methods in Iran from 2010 to 2020. The general process of the present study included searching for articles invalid national and international databases. After selecting the articles, the necessary information was extracted and analyzed. In general, based on the inclusion criteria, only studies that used NIOSH, KIM, SNOOK, 3DSSPP, WISHA, UTAH, MAC, ART, and manual handling regulations in Iran, were reviewed.

Results: 15 English articles and 50 Persian articles were found, of which 44 articles were deleted based on the exclusion criteria, and 21 articles were selected for this study and entered into the final analysis.

Conclusion: The highest number of studies was conducted in Hamedan, Tehran, Mallard, Shiraz, and Qazvin, respectively NIOSH, KIM and 3DSSPP were the three methods used with the highest number of studies in the field of Manual Material Handling in industry. Most workplace studies were conducted in the casting, food industry, tile industry, and hospital.