Evaluation of the effectiveness of ergonomic work station on musculoskeletal pain in a group of administrative staff

The workstation has main effect on the musculoskeletal disorders, so pay attention to the workastation of the staff is necessary. The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of workstation on musculoskeletal disorders in administrative staff.
30 administrative staff participated in this descriptive-analytical study. Data were collected by means of Nordic Musculoskeletal Disorders Questionnaire (NMQ) for The intervention was ergonomic design of three workstation( sitting, standing and sitting-standing) before and after of Intervention. In order to analyze the data, Student’s t-test and multiple regression analysis were used.
The mean )SD( of age and work experience of 30 employees were 44.3(5) and 20(5) years, respectively. There was a significant correlation (P=0.02) between type of workstation before and after the intervention, with the expression of musculoskeletal disorders. Also, there was a significant relationship between variables of musculoskeletal disorders in shoulders, necks, waist and hands with workstations. However, there was significant relationship between age, work experience and Bmi index with musculoskeletal disorders.
According to the results of this study the best workstation is a sitting-standing situation. Thus, by varying the type of workstations, musculoskeletal discomfort of employees will be reduced appropriately.