Heritage Keepers: The Perils in Textile Conservation
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. Demographic and Nordic Questionnaires
3.2. Quick Exposure Check (QEC)
3.3. Mitigation Strategies
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- The majority of the workers have experienced pain, numbness or discomfort in the last 12 months and attribute these conditions to their line of work;
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- Pain relievers and medical assistance have been required to address these health issues;
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- The workers are aware of the physical demands of their activities but don’t have the notion of their real impact and don’t have the tools to address the issues or easy access to professional assistance to mitigate them;
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- For all workers, the level of exposure and risk to the development of WMSDs is maximum for the neck region and high or very high for the back region
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Age (Years) | Height (Cm) | Weight (Kg) | Time Working as a CR (Years) | Physical Activity |
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39 to 62 | 155 to 174 | 60 to 80 | 12 to 40 | One attends yoga classes daily; two go for daily walks; the remaining three do not practice any physical activity |
Exposure Level | ||||
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Low | Moderate | High | Very High | |
Back (static) | 8–14 | 16–22 | 24–28 | 30–40 |
Back (moving) | 10–20 | 22–30 | 32–40 | 42–56 |
Shoulder/Arm | 10–20 | 22–30 | 32–40 | 42–56 |
Wrist/Hand | 10–20 | 22–30 | 32–40 | 42–56 |
Neck | 4–6 | 8–10 | 12–14 | 16–18 |
Work pace | 1 | 4 | 9 | - |
Stress | 1 | 4 | 9 | 16 |
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Chicago/Turabian StylePinheiro, Ana Catarina, and Acácio Ramos. 2021. "Heritage Keepers: The Perils in Textile Conservation" Heritage 4, no. 4: 4716-4725. https://doi.org/10.3390/heritage4040260