Inter- and intra- observer reliability of the offera method for assessing exposure risk of computer work-related to wmsds
The purpose of this study was to evaluate inter- and intra- observer reliability of the observers assessing office workers performing their jobs using the Office Ergonomic Risk Assessment (OFFERA) method. 44 Industrial Engineering students at UTHM participated in a training session on inter- and int...
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| author | A Rahman, M N Mohamad, S S Marwah, O M F Masood, Ibrahim Hassan, M F Arifin, A M T Haq, R H A Ahmad, S H, F Haw Abdullah, Haslina |
| author_facet | A Rahman, M N Mohamad, S S Marwah, O M F Masood, Ibrahim Hassan, M F Arifin, A M T Haq, R H A Ahmad, S H, F Haw Abdullah, Haslina |
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| description | The purpose of this study was to evaluate inter- and intra- observer reliability of the observers assessing office workers performing their jobs using the Office Ergonomic Risk Assessment (OFFERA) method. 44 Industrial Engineering students at UTHM participated in a training session on inter- and intra- observer reliability. The period interval between inter- and intra- observer training session was 1 week. Three different jobs were assessed by observer using the OFFERA method. Through the three different tasks, the average of inter- and intraobserver reliability ranged between good to very good agreement. Meanwhile, the level of agreement for the intra-observer (K=0.68-0.96) was higher than the inter-observer (K=0.62- 0.94). Items with the strongest agreement (K=0.96) were related to armrest, document holder and keyboard wrist rest. The OFFERA method has both good and very good agreement in terms of reliability. The observers stated that it was easy to evaluate the ergonomic risk at office using this simple tool. |
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| spelling | uthm.eprints-46342021-12-08T06:26:31Z http://eprints.uthm.edu.my/4634/ Inter- and intra- observer reliability of the offera method for assessing exposure risk of computer work-related to wmsds A Rahman, M N Mohamad, S S Marwah, O M F Masood, Ibrahim Hassan, M F Arifin, A M T Haq, R H A Ahmad, S H, F Haw Abdullah, Haslina T Technology (General) T55.4-60.8 Industrial engineering. Management engineering The purpose of this study was to evaluate inter- and intra- observer reliability of the observers assessing office workers performing their jobs using the Office Ergonomic Risk Assessment (OFFERA) method. 44 Industrial Engineering students at UTHM participated in a training session on inter- and intra- observer reliability. The period interval between inter- and intra- observer training session was 1 week. Three different jobs were assessed by observer using the OFFERA method. Through the three different tasks, the average of inter- and intraobserver reliability ranged between good to very good agreement. Meanwhile, the level of agreement for the intra-observer (K=0.68-0.96) was higher than the inter-observer (K=0.62- 0.94). Items with the strongest agreement (K=0.96) were related to armrest, document holder and keyboard wrist rest. The OFFERA method has both good and very good agreement in terms of reliability. The observers stated that it was easy to evaluate the ergonomic risk at office using this simple tool. IOP Publishing 2019 Article PeerReviewed text en http://eprints.uthm.edu.my/4634/1/AJ%202019%20%28304%29.pdf A Rahman, M N and Mohamad, S S and Marwah, O M F and Masood, Ibrahim and Hassan, M F and Arifin, A M T and Haq, R H A and Ahmad, S and H, F Haw and Abdullah, Haslina (2019) Inter- and intra- observer reliability of the offera method for assessing exposure risk of computer work-related to wmsds. Journal of Physics: Conference Series (JPCS), 1150. pp. 1-8. ISSN 1742-6588 https://dx.doi.org/10.1088/1742-6596/1150/1/012017 |
| spellingShingle | T Technology (General) T55.4-60.8 Industrial engineering. Management engineering A Rahman, M N Mohamad, S S Marwah, O M F Masood, Ibrahim Hassan, M F Arifin, A M T Haq, R H A Ahmad, S H, F Haw Abdullah, Haslina Inter- and intra- observer reliability of the offera method for assessing exposure risk of computer work-related to wmsds |
| title | Inter- and intra- observer reliability of the offera method for assessing exposure risk of computer work-related to wmsds |
| title_full | Inter- and intra- observer reliability of the offera method for assessing exposure risk of computer work-related to wmsds |
| title_fullStr | Inter- and intra- observer reliability of the offera method for assessing exposure risk of computer work-related to wmsds |
| title_full_unstemmed | Inter- and intra- observer reliability of the offera method for assessing exposure risk of computer work-related to wmsds |
| title_short | Inter- and intra- observer reliability of the offera method for assessing exposure risk of computer work-related to wmsds |
| title_sort | inter and intra observer reliability of the offera method for assessing exposure risk of computer work related to wmsds |
| topic | T Technology (General) T55.4-60.8 Industrial engineering. Management engineering |
| url | http://eprints.uthm.edu.my/4634/1/AJ%202019%20%28304%29.pdf |
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