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Health Risks to the SkinHealth Risks to the Musculoskeletal Apparatus (MSE)
in the Hairstyling Trade
Björn Kähler
Basis for Prevention and Rehabilitation
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1. How do we handle skin diseases in the hairdresser trade?
2. Which strategy do we pursue regarding the matter of musculoskeletal disorders?
3. With which working tool do we provide businesses so that they get an idea of the health risks in their salons?
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In case of hairdressers with serious skin diseases
75.000,00 €
In case of qualification in personal
hygiene competency skin skin consultation
5.000,00 €
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Health Risks to the Skin
Primary preventionhairdressers with healthy skin
objective: avoiding skin diseases
steps:education counselling information
1.brochures2.campaigns3.seminars (Studio78)4.trade school
Secondary preventionhairdressers with skin diseases
objective:healing keeping the job
steps:qualification in personal hygiene competency skinskin consultation
1.intensive seminars (SiP)2.monitoring of workplace3.essentials: creams, gloves etc.
Tertiary preventionhairdressers with serious skin diseases
objective:healingrehabilitation (keeping the job)
steps:3 weeks of stationary medical treatmentqualification of personal health competencenutritional counsellingpsychological supportsmoking cessation courseergonomicsattempt to return to workessentials
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compared with international standards – systematic;applicable to Germany:
1. Musculoskeletal apparatusdisorders are not occupational illnesses in the hairstyling trade!
1. In Germany, the topic of ergonomics isonly about health prevention;never (not yet (?)) about rehabilitation!
Health Risks to the musculoskeletal Apparatus (currently in the research stage)
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Literature in Germany shows: 15% and accordingly, 21% of absenteeism in the hairstyling trade is caused by musculoskeletal disorders (source: absenteeism report 2010; IKK Baden-Württemberg and Hessen survey, 2007)
International surveys report 41% - 92 % of hairdressers with shoulder pain
Only a limited number of examinations 1 study (by means of measurement techniques) on posture
(upper arm, 1 level) No studies performed on differenciated activity analyses
Health Risks to the Musculoskeletal Apparatus
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Aims of the BGW Study
1. Identification of activities and posture that can be potentially harmful
Which activities and posture come into question?
How can one differentiate among the possibilities?
How often do they occur and how long do they last?
How do they have to be evaluated in terms of repetition, frequency, amplitude and strength
2. Determining the prevalence of musculoskeletal pain in the upper extremities in hairdressers in Germany
3. Deriving methods of prevention
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Measuring the posture and force components during selected activities using theCUELA measuring system in Studio 78
CUELA measuring systemInstitute for German Social
Accident Insurance (IFA)
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Overview of Studies
investigating the occurrence of musculoskeletal pain in the upper extremities (Nordic questionnaire)
creating a typical working shift profile
ergonomic analysis of a typical working shift profile
deriving methods of prevention
Preliminary Study „analysis of activities“
09.2011 – 12.2012
Prevalence Study
beginning 10.2012
Main Study
„analysis of activities“
creating a list of activities
recording the number and length of individual activities
evaluation of posture
today
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Perspective for 2015:
Health risk evaluation as an application for mobile devices:
Smartphone
Tablet-PC
PC
By filling in the questionnaire, the business owner can click through the health risk evaluation step by step. In doing so, he fulfils his dutyto have properly arranged his business according to the health and safety measures.
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