Manufacture of Leather and Related Products

There has been repeated use of the RULA method for the postural assessment of shoe factory workers. In some studies, it has been combined with the OWAS method and in others with the Nordic Musculoskeletal Questionnaire. In all the cases studied, negative results were obtained for some of the postures adopted [70,78,92].

These conclusions coincided with those obtained in a study on manual shoe-sewing workers. The RULA method was used together with a questionnaire. The need for postural correction was demonstrated; in some cases, it was required immediately [91].
