dc.contributor.author | Tjøsvoll, Svein Ove | |
dc.contributor.author | Fimland, Marius Steiro | |
dc.contributor.author | Gonzalez Sanchez, Victor Evaristo | |
dc.contributor.author | Seeberg, Trine Margrethe | |
dc.contributor.author | Holtermann, Andreas | |
dc.contributor.author | Færevik, Hilde | |
dc.contributor.author | Wiggen, Øystein Nordrum | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2024-05-31T08:15:30Z | |
dc.date.available | 2024-05-31T08:15:30Z | |
dc.date.created | 2023-08-28T15:07:19Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2023 | |
dc.identifier.citation | Annals of Work Exposures and Health. 2023, 67 (6), 706-719. | en_US |
dc.identifier.issn | 2398-7308 | |
dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/11250/3132066 | |
dc.description.abstract | Objectives: High physical work demands can cause musculoskeletal disorders and sick leave in petroleum workers. However, our knowledge of their physical work demands is scarce and based on self-report. The objective of our study is to work towards closing this knowledge gap by assessing the physical work demands of onshore petroleum maintenance workers using body-worn sensors.
Methods: A total of 46 of 69 eligible maintenance workers (37 mechanics and 9 process technicians) from three onshore petroleum facilities in Norway filled in a questionnaire and diary and wore five accelerometers and a heart rate sensor for up to six consecutive workdays. Work-related physical activity and postures were classified using rule-based modelling in a modified version of the validated Acti4 software.
Results: The onshore maintenance petroleum workers were working an average of 10 h a day and spent on average this time with 48% (SD = 16.5) sitting, 1% (SD = 2.8) lying down, 39% (SD = 16.2) in light physical activity, and 9% (SD = 3.8) in moderate to vigorous physical activity. During work hours while at feet, we found arm elevation ≥60° to be 11% (SD = 7.1) (68 min), and forward bending of the trunk ≥60° to be 2% (SD = 2.2) (14 min). The workers spent 2% (SD = 2.5) (12 minu) of the workhours kneeling. We observed a high inter-individual variation for all these work exposures. Moreover, 26% (12) of the workers conducted static standing for >30% of the workday, and 17% (8) spent more than half of the work hours >33% of their estimated maximal cardiovascular capacity.
Conclusions: While onshore maintenance petroleum workers on average spend about half of the workday sitting or lying down, the remaining worktime is spent with a rather high duration of arm elevation and forward bending. Quite high fraction of the workers spends much of the workhours in static standing and kneeling. We see a substantial variation in these work exposures between the workers. The findings indicate a need for preventive measures in how work is organized and performed. | en_US |
dc.language.iso | eng | en_US |
dc.publisher | Oxford University Press | en_US |
dc.rights | Navngivelse 4.0 Internasjonal | * |
dc.rights.uri | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/deed.no | * |
dc.title | Physical Work Demands of Maintenance Workers on Onshore Petroleum Facilities in Norway: An Observational Study Utilizing Wearable Sensor Technology | en_US |
dc.title.alternative | Physical Work Demands of Maintenance Workers on Onshore Petroleum Facilities in Norway: An Observational Study Utilizing Wearable Sensor Technology | en_US |
dc.type | Journal article | en_US |
dc.type | Peer reviewed | en_US |
dc.description.version | publishedVersion | en_US |
dc.source.pagenumber | 706-719 | en_US |
dc.source.volume | 67 | en_US |
dc.source.journal | Annals of Work Exposures and Health | en_US |
dc.source.issue | 6 | en_US |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1093/annweh/wxad022 | |
dc.identifier.cristin | 2170310 | |
dc.relation.project | Norges forskningsråd: 294762 | en_US |
cristin.ispublished | true | |
cristin.fulltext | original | |
cristin.qualitycode | 1 | |