Ergonomic Risk Assessment of Manual Handling Tools by Oil Palm Collectors and Loaders
Oil palm workers are exposed to ergonomics problems in their routine works. Although many technological advances have been developed, a large number of workers are still using manual handling tools in their daily work. A study was done to identify and solve the problems or issues of material handlin...
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| author | Mohd Nawi, Nur Syazwani Md Deros, Baba Ab Rahman, Mohd Nizam Sukadarin, Ezrin Hani Nordin, Norani Mohd Tamrin, Shamsul Bahri AB, Shahriman Rambely, Azmin Sham |
| author_facet | Mohd Nawi, Nur Syazwani Md Deros, Baba Ab Rahman, Mohd Nizam Sukadarin, Ezrin Hani Nordin, Norani Mohd Tamrin, Shamsul Bahri AB, Shahriman Rambely, Azmin Sham |
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| description | Oil palm workers are exposed to ergonomics problems in their routine works. Although many technological advances have been developed, a large number of workers are still using manual handling tools in their daily work. A study was done to identify and solve the problems or issues of material handling effect on oil palm collectors and loaders during their daily work activities. A cross sectional study was done in an oil palm plantation in Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia. Twenty five workers were selected randomly to participate in this study. Musculoskeletal symptoms were recorded using Modified Nordic Questionnaires and awkward postures of the workers were assessed using Rapid Entire Body Assessment (REBA). Result showed that 61% of workers were exposed to high risk level and 39% to very high risk level of working posture problems. In conclusion, majority of oil palm collectors and loaders need to correct their working posture as soon as possible. The manual handling activities need to be improved with respect to correct procedure for health and safety concerns |
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| spelling | uum-320222025-02-16T08:21:06Z https://repo.uum.edu.my/id/eprint/32022/ Ergonomic Risk Assessment of Manual Handling Tools by Oil Palm Collectors and Loaders Mohd Nawi, Nur Syazwani Md Deros, Baba Ab Rahman, Mohd Nizam Sukadarin, Ezrin Hani Nordin, Norani Mohd Tamrin, Shamsul Bahri AB, Shahriman Rambely, Azmin Sham HD Industries. Land use. Labor Oil palm workers are exposed to ergonomics problems in their routine works. Although many technological advances have been developed, a large number of workers are still using manual handling tools in their daily work. A study was done to identify and solve the problems or issues of material handling effect on oil palm collectors and loaders during their daily work activities. A cross sectional study was done in an oil palm plantation in Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia. Twenty five workers were selected randomly to participate in this study. Musculoskeletal symptoms were recorded using Modified Nordic Questionnaires and awkward postures of the workers were assessed using Rapid Entire Body Assessment (REBA). Result showed that 61% of workers were exposed to high risk level and 39% to very high risk level of working posture problems. In conclusion, majority of oil palm collectors and loaders need to correct their working posture as soon as possible. The manual handling activities need to be improved with respect to correct procedure for health and safety concerns Malaysian Public Health Physicians Association Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en https://repo.uum.edu.my/id/eprint/32022/1/MJPHM%2016%2056-60.pdf Mohd Nawi, Nur Syazwani and Md Deros, Baba and Ab Rahman, Mohd Nizam and Sukadarin, Ezrin Hani and Nordin, Norani and Mohd Tamrin, Shamsul Bahri and AB, Shahriman and Rambely, Azmin Sham Ergonomic Risk Assessment of Manual Handling Tools by Oil Palm Collectors and Loaders. Malaysian Journal of Public Health Medicine, 16. pp. 56-60. ISSN 1675-0306 http://mjphm.org |
| spellingShingle | HD Industries. Land use. Labor Mohd Nawi, Nur Syazwani Md Deros, Baba Ab Rahman, Mohd Nizam Sukadarin, Ezrin Hani Nordin, Norani Mohd Tamrin, Shamsul Bahri AB, Shahriman Rambely, Azmin Sham Ergonomic Risk Assessment of Manual Handling Tools by Oil Palm Collectors and Loaders |
| title | Ergonomic Risk Assessment of Manual Handling Tools by Oil Palm Collectors and Loaders |
| title_full | Ergonomic Risk Assessment of Manual Handling Tools by Oil Palm Collectors and Loaders |
| title_fullStr | Ergonomic Risk Assessment of Manual Handling Tools by Oil Palm Collectors and Loaders |
| title_full_unstemmed | Ergonomic Risk Assessment of Manual Handling Tools by Oil Palm Collectors and Loaders |
| title_short | Ergonomic Risk Assessment of Manual Handling Tools by Oil Palm Collectors and Loaders |
| title_sort | ergonomic risk assessment of manual handling tools by oil palm collectors and loaders |
| topic | HD Industries. Land use. Labor |
| url | https://repo.uum.edu.my/id/eprint/32022/1/MJPHM%2016%2056-60.pdf |
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