Volume 4, Issue 12 (December 2017, Part 2), Pages: 193-198

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 Original Research Paper

 Title: Ergonomic evaluation of musculoskeletal disorder risk associated with working posture in the cable support system factory

 Author(s): Allina Abdullah *, N. Y. Nik Muhamad Azam, Rahmat Roslan Buang, A. W. Mohamad Ikbar

 Affiliation(s):

 Quality Engineering Department, Universiti Kuala Lumpur, Malaysian Institute of Industrial Technology, Persiaran Sinaran Ilmu, 81750 Bandar Seri Alam, Johor Bahru, Johor, Malaysia

 https://doi.org/10.21833/ijaas.2017.012.034

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 Abstract:

This study has been carried out to evaluate the work-related musculoskeletal disorder (MSD) associated with working posture among workers at cable support system factory. From observation, workers have experienced high risk MSD which caused by awkward posture, excessive force and repetition due to limited working area, standing for prolong period and lifting heavy equipment. 36 workers have been evaluated by Nordic Musculoskeletal Disorder questionnaire and the data analysed by using correlation analysis. The study shows that among 36 workers, 30 workers (83%) have been reported to suffer from MSD risk. From the correlation analysis, ages of workers and years of workers’ experience were the most significant factors that contribute to MSD risk and the most affected body parts are knees, ankles and lower back. This study shows that the workers at cable support system manufacturing performed their task in bad working postures; hence, change required immediately to improve workers wellbeing. 

 © 2017 The Authors. Published by IASE.

 This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/).

 Keywords: Ergonomics, Musculoskeletal disorder, Nordic questionnaire, Working posture, Occupational risk

 Article History: Received 4 December 2016, Received in revised form 21 September 2017, Accepted 23 October 2017

 Digital Object Identifier: 

 https://doi.org/10.21833/ijaas.2017.012.034

 Citation:

 Abdullah A, Azam NYNM, Buang RR, and Ikbar AWM (2017). Ergonomic evaluation of musculoskeletal disorder risk associated with working posture in the cable support system factory. International Journal of Advanced and Applied Sciences, 4(12): 193-198

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