Ergonomics and stress at workplace: engineering contributions to social sciences by Zafir Mohd Makhbul, Nor Liza Abdullah, Zizah Che Senik

“…The present study explores ergonomic workstation factors to explain work stress outcomes. …”
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Knowledge, attitude, and practice of ergonomics among physiotherapy undergraduates in Malaysia by Deepashini Harithasan, Alif Najmi Amaluddin, Devinder Kaur Ajit Singh

“…Out of 116 respondents, 76.72% had good knowledge of ergonomics, almost all the respondents accounting for 96.35% had a positive attitude towards ergonomics, and 82.55% practiced good ergonomics. …”
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Tricycles for Nigerian public transport unit: assessment of ergonomics design considerations by Hezekiah O, Adeyemi, Taofeek A, Yusuf

“…This study evaluated ergonomics status of this development. Measurement of seven variables comprising, seats’ height, width and cushion inclination as well as space available for legs, back rest inclination, access/exit doors and circulation corridors, were carried out on the sampled Tricycle. …”
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Perception of ergonomic safety training among school teachers in Kelantan, Malaysia by Nurul Husna Che Hassan, Ahmad Rasdan Ismail, Noor Adilah Hamzah, Nor Kamilah Makhtar, Muhammad Azwadi Sulaiman, Satrya, Aryana

“…Ergonomic safety is one of the most important issues in many working sectors and this includes educational institutions especially school. …”
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Ergonomic posture assessment approaches for new welder: a study in technical Institution by Syazwani Mohd Fadzil, Mohd Yusof Md Daud, Khairul Fahzan Salleh

“…This study aims to identify the risk of postural problems during welding practical work and suggest an appropriate ergonomic posture assessment to reduce the risk of MSD. …”
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Evaluation and comparison of the ergonomics, performance and economics of battery-powered and engine-powered palm oil harvesting tools:cantas elektro by Ahmad Syazwan Ramli, Mohd Azwan Mohd Bakri, Aminulrashid Ibrahim, Mohd Faudzi, Ahmad Athif Ariff Azly Muhamed, Habiel Zakariah

“…The prototype was tested in the laboratory and the field to investigate its ergonomic factors. Test results revealed that CANTAS Elektro was more ergonomic than CANTAS as the deflection, configuration, temperature, noise, and vibration levels of the former were 38%, 42%, 59.8%, 12.7%, and 45.8–65.2% less than those of the latter, respectively. …”
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A conceptual approach for developing an ergonomic intervention for preventing Work‐related Musculoskeletal Disorders (WMSD) amongst workforce at power plants by Sivadass Thiruchelvam, Nurainaa Kabilmiharbi, Fevilia Nurnadia Adria Syaifoel, Zubaidi Faiesal Mohamad Rafaai, Azrul Ghazali, Kamal Nasharuddin Mustapha, Rahsidi Sabri Muda

“…All those mentioned common occupational injuries are related with the ergonomic field of study. By implementing appropriate ergonomic interventions, the above-mentioned work-related injuries and resulting disability is potentially preventable. …”
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Kajian sakit belakang dan faktor-faktor yang mempengaruhinya di kalangan pekerja pemasangan industri automotif by Anuar I, Nurulakhmar AS, Mazrura S, Azhar AH

“…Attention should be given to ergonomics factors to prevent back pain incident among automotive industry assembly workers.…”
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Rumble strips: a human factors perspective towards a sustainable road system by Shahren Ahmad Zaidi Adruce, Donald Stephen

“…The failure to consider cognitive ergonomics in road safety initiatives will continue to cause traffic fatality, especially on straight roads. …”
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Occupational risk assessment: review of wooden scaffold board application in Malaysian oil and gas industry by Mohd Jamil Abdul Wahab, Noor Azrieda Abd Rashid, Salmiah Ujang, Lim, Seng Choon

“…This article discusses on the occupational risks and ergonomics issues of the scaffolding application based on the physical and mechanical conditions of tropical timber scaffold boards extracted from offshore oil and gas rigs. …”
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Laporan lawatan ke tapak pembinaan bangunan by Abu Hassan Shaari A.K., Ahmad Zaidi ZA., Mohd Ismail L., Rokian M.

“…The main hazards identified are accidents, noise, dust, heat, solvents, metal fume, plumbum, ergonomic and pshycho-social. Safety measures need to be strenghthened and workers including employees of the sub-contractors need to obey and follow all the safety measures as long as they are working at the construction site. …”
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Prevalence of back pain among nurses working in Government Health Clinics and Hospital in Port Dickson, Malaysia by M.A Rahmah, J Rozy, I Halim, M Jamsiah, A.S Shamsul

“…It is also recommended that staff need to be encouraged to do exercise to strengthen the back muscles, increase spinal flexibility and blood circulation to the spine as well as need to be reminded regarding ergonomic adjustment at work.…”
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Posture evaluation of the automotive maintenance workers: a case study by Shukriah Abdullah, Nor Kamaliana Khamis, Jaharah A. Ghani, Kurniawan, Rudi

“…Therefore, this study aims to examine the working posture amongst the mechanics based on their job activities. By using an ergonomic assessment sheet for posture known as Rapid Entire Body Assessment (REBA), ten common vehicle maintenance activities with ten mechanic in the maintenance jobs have been evaluated based on their feedback. …”
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The relationship between task factors and occupational safety and health (OSH) performance in the printing industry by Mohd Nasir Selamat, Mukhiffun Mukapit

“…Moreover, result concern related behavioural aspect which attention should be given on the developing behavioural intervention in order to enhance worker’s knowledge, attitude, and skill while performing their work.Changes related in practicing Human Resource Management (HRM) aspect especially on OSH factors at work such as balancing working hours, altering work condition and environment, enforcing ergonomic aspects, implementing OSH training and safety culture, will help to ensure employees’ safety and health performance. …”
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Post occupancy evaluation on design factor of ablution area in musholla: Shah Alam shopping centers by Raha Sulaiman, Norhaziqah Ikmal Mohamad

“…The conclusions for this research pointed out that there are several factors should be considered into the ablution design such as size, space arrangement between clean zone and non-clean zone, facilities for Person with Disabilities (PwDs), ergonomic aspects for ablution unit, maintenance and security. …”
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