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Ergonomics-A Way to Occupational Wellness of Workers Engaged in Industrial Activities: Specific Reference to Assam

Nandita Bhattacharyya and Debkumar Chakrabarti

For long term success in controlling occupational problems depends on understanding the causation of the problems. An appropriate scientific approach is required to examine the situation so that theories of body pains causation can be constructed. The purpose of the present study was to examine the epidemiologic evidence that associates the prevalent work related problems such as work related discomfort and body pains (musculoskeletal problems) of the upper extremity and the low back prevalent among the women workers engaged in industrial activities with exposure to different work related factors.