ERGONOMIC EVALUATION IN THE LOAN MODULE OF A PUBLIC UNIVERSITY LIBRARY

Abstract

Office work involves maintaining fixed postures for long periods, which leads to the development of skeletal muscle disorders, which is why an ergonomic evaluation is necessary to avoid health problems. The objective of this study is to evaluate, by means of ergonomic methods, the risk of postural loading of workers in the loan area of a library, in order to reduce the health problems associated with musculoskeletal disorders in the administrative area; A woman and a man were evaluated and three work cycles were analyzed: loan, refund and fine. The evaluations were with the Rapid Office Strain Assessment (ROSA) y (Rapid Entire Body Assesment (REBA) method respectively, both anthropometric and work area measurements were taken, and improvements. The results obtained through the methods allowed to inquire about the need to carry out improvement actions to address the inadequate postures and the organization of the workspace. Once the recommendations are implemented, favorable results are obtained, the workers' position improves, the risk level of REBA decreases from 9 to 3 for the case of the woman and from 6 to 2 for the case of the man, concluding that the recommendations were favorable to avoid or diminish the Skeletal Muscle Disorders