Estudio de las posturas corporales de los diseñadores de interiores y su influencia en la salud ocupacional

Abstract

The purpose of this research is the anthropometric study of the position of the human body and the analysis of ergonomics within their interior designer jobs, in order to improve working conditions by analyzing body postures when performing different activities, environmental conditions, furniture and identifying their needs, effects and consequences that has caused bad posture. Currently, according to the IESS data, the professional conditions that are most reported are those of the bone-muscle system, these diseases occur especially in those that develop in front of a computer. These are chronic low back pain, herniated disc, carpal tunnel syndrome and painful shoulder, together they accounted for 69% of all reported diseases, the causes of these injuries are poorly designed or inadequate tools and spaces, this includes the tangible and intangible factors within of the workspace. Therefore, the importance of research determines factors and causes that cause occupational diseases and their influence on occupational health, benefiting many professionals and workers who spend many hours in the same work station, so the investigative approach gives know, explain, explore, interpret and provide solutions to real problems with which we live daily, obtaining as a result the solutions and advantages that benefit the proposal such as: the development of an ergonomic guide, in order to guide and promote self-care in interior designers, contributing to the future to prevent or rehabilitate the different deformations and professional diseases, improving Occupational Health in Ecuador.