Source avec lien : Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment & Health, 49(2). 10.5271/sjweh.4068
Cette étude visait à déterminer si l’utilisation d’un outil d’évaluation des horaires de travail en équipe avec des recommandations ergonomiques pour les heures de travail a des effets favorables sur l’incidence des accidents du travail.
Objective This study aimed to find out whether utilizing a shift schedule evaluation tool with ergonomics recommendations for working hours has favorable effects on the incidence of occupational injuries. Methods This 4-year prospective cohort study (2015–2018) consisted of a dynamic cohort of healthcare shift workers (N=29 237) from ten hospital districts and six cities in Finland. Working hour characteristics and occupational injuries were measured with daily registry data. Multilevel generalized linear model was used for the analyses, and the estimates were controlled for hierarchical structure of the data and confounders. Results Ward heads of the cities used the shift schedule evaluation tool 3.2 times more often than ward heads of the hospital districts. Overall incidence of workplace and commuting injuries did not differ between users and non-users of the evaluation tool. The incidence of dislocations, sprains, and strains was lower in the users than non-users [adjusted odds ratio (OR) 0.88, 95% confidence interval (CI) 0.78–0.99]. Approximately 13% of this association was mediated by increase in realized shift wishes and 10% by increase in single days off. In subgroup analyses, the incidence of workplace injury (OR 0.83, 95% CI 0.69–0.99), and among types of injuries, the incidence of dislocations, sprains, and strains (OR 0.69, 95% CI 0.55–0.85) and falling, slipping, tripping, or overturning (OR 0.75, 95% CI 0.58–0.99) were lower in users than non-users among employees of the cities, but no association was found among employees of the hospital districts. Conclusion The use of ergonomics recommendations for working hours is associated with a reduced risk of occupational injuries.