TY - JOUR
T1 - Mine health and safety
T2 - Influence of psychosocial factors on musculoskeletal disorders among miners in Pakistan
AU - Jiskani, Izhar Mithal
AU - da Silva, Jonhatan Magno Norte
AU - Chalgri, Saleem Raza
AU - Behrani, Paras
AU - Lu, Xiang
AU - Manda, Ebelia
N1 - Funding Information:
This study was supported by the Independent Research Project of State Key Laboratory of Coal Resources and Safe Mining, China University of Mining and Technology (SKLCRSM18X001). The authors are grateful to mine enterprises and mining workers for their cooperation during the fieldwork.
Publisher Copyright:
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PY - 2020
Y1 - 2020
N2 - Mine health and safety is considered to be one of the fundamental determinants of sustainable mining. The purpose of this study was to analyse the severity of musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) and to investigate the influence of psychosocial factors on its development. The data from 252 coal miners were collected through a self-administered questionnaire. Ordinal logistic regression modelling was performed to examine the association between MSDs and psychosocial factors. The results showed that miners face moderate to severe risks of MSDs. The elbow, lower back, and knee were the most commonly reported complaints. Job demands and control at work were the psychosocial factors that increase the risk of developing MSDs. Whereas, monotonous work and commitment to the organisation reduce the chance of developing MSDs. The findings of this study will be a significant endeavour to formulate preventive management programs to promote miners’ health and safety.
AB - Mine health and safety is considered to be one of the fundamental determinants of sustainable mining. The purpose of this study was to analyse the severity of musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) and to investigate the influence of psychosocial factors on its development. The data from 252 coal miners were collected through a self-administered questionnaire. Ordinal logistic regression modelling was performed to examine the association between MSDs and psychosocial factors. The results showed that miners face moderate to severe risks of MSDs. The elbow, lower back, and knee were the most commonly reported complaints. Job demands and control at work were the psychosocial factors that increase the risk of developing MSDs. Whereas, monotonous work and commitment to the organisation reduce the chance of developing MSDs. The findings of this study will be a significant endeavour to formulate preventive management programs to promote miners’ health and safety.
KW - Mine health and safety
KW - MSDs
KW - Musculoskeletal disorders
KW - Psychosocial factors
KW - Sustainable mining
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U2 - 10.1504/IJMME.2020.108646
DO - 10.1504/IJMME.2020.108646
M3 - Journal article
AN - SCOPUS:85082925002
SN - 1754-890X
VL - 11
SP - 152
EP - 167
JO - International Journal of Mining and Mineral Engineering
JF - International Journal of Mining and Mineral Engineering
IS - 2
ER -