The Relationship between Firefighters Work Demand and Work-related Musculoskeletal Disorders: The Moderating Role of Task Characteristics

摘要

BackgroundEmergency workers such as firefighters are cataloged within the most demanding and injurious professions globally. Considering the health and safety implications in firefighting, a lot of research needs to be conducted to examine how firefighters' task characteristics and their work demand influence the development of work-related musculoskeletal disorders (WMSDs). This study therefore examines how the task characteristics of firefighters moderates the relationship between their work demand and the development of WMSDs.