Ergonomic Risk Factors in University-Level Teachers in Sonora, Mexico: Towards a Sustainable Environment
| Author | Nancy Esmeralda Sánchez Duarte | en |
| Author | Hugo César De La Torre Valdéz | en |
| Author | Daniel Morales Romero | en |
| Author | Mabeth Burgos Hernandez | en |
| Author | Judith Valeria Martínez Acosta | en |
| Author | Maribel Pallanez Murrieta | en |
| Orcid | Nancy Esmeralda Sánchez Duarte [0000-0002-6932-2396] | en |
| Orcid | Hugo César De La Torre Valdéz [0000-0002-5819-7702] | en |
| Orcid | Daniel Morales Romero [0000-0002-9358-1347] | en |
| Orcid | Mabeth Burgos Hernandez [0009-0004-7004-0881] | en |
| Orcid | Judith Valeria Martínez Acosta [0009-0008-1043-8010] | en |
| Orcid | Maribel Pallanez Murrieta [0000-0002-1888-6319] | en |
| Issued Date | 2025-08-31 | en |
| Abstract | Background: A sustainable environment plays a crucial role in mitigating musculoskeletal disorders, visual fatigue, stress, and exhaustion. Consequently, it enhances productivity and promotes greater work efficiency, contributing to workers' overall well-being. While ergonomic risk studies are widely documented in the literature, most focus on the industrial sector, with limited ergonomic assessments available in the educational sector. Objectives: Evaluate ergonomic risk factors among teachers to foster a sustainable environment. Methods: A quantitative study employed an observational, cross-sectional design to measure the ergonomic risk between April and June 2023. The Rapid Office Strain Assessment (ROSA) method was employed using the ERGONIZA software to assess full-time professors (FTP) in a university in Sonora, Mexico, through a statistically representative survey applied with 92% reliability and a maximum allowed error (α) of 0.08. Results: The results indicated that out of 158 FTP, 48.7% are at very high risk, 23.1% at high risk, and 28.2% at improvable risk. Conclusions: A sustainable environment contributes to improving worker well-being, combating absenteeism and medical costs, increasing productivity, and, therefore, leading to greater work efficiency. The ROSA method does not consider some parameters like environmental elements (lighting and temperature). | en |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.5812/healthscope-161682 | en |
| Keyword | Health, Occupational Hazards | en |
| Keyword | Sustainability and Workplace | en |
| Publisher | Brieflands | en |
| Title | Ergonomic Risk Factors in University-Level Teachers in Sonora, Mexico: Towards a Sustainable Environment | en |
| Type | Brief Report | en |
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