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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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Hauterkrankungen

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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.