The effect of ergonomic risk factor on musculoskeletal discomfort among delivery workers at courier service industries

Delivery workers are particularly vulnerable to ergonomic risk factors associated with a musculoskeletal disorder. This is a serious problem that needs to be highlighted because the courier industry continues to grow to maintain that demand continuously. This study aims to investigate the effect of...

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Main Authors: Widia, Mirta, Zen, Zayyinul Hayati, Thoyyibah, Shahar, Ezrin Hani, Sukadarin, Nazlin Hanie, Abdullah
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spelling my.ump.umpir.376002024-07-11T04:37:12Z http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/37600/ The effect of ergonomic risk factor on musculoskeletal discomfort among delivery workers at courier service industries Widia, Mirta Zen, Zayyinul Hayati Thoyyibah, Shahar Ezrin Hani, Sukadarin Nazlin Hanie, Abdullah HD Industries. Land use. Labor HD61 Risk Management TK Electrical engineering. Electronics Nuclear engineering Delivery workers are particularly vulnerable to ergonomic risk factors associated with a musculoskeletal disorder. This is a serious problem that needs to be highlighted because the courier industry continues to grow to maintain that demand continuously. This study aims to investigate the effect of the ergonomic risk factor on musculoskeletal discomfort among delivery workers. About 132 delivery workers from three types of courier industries were involved. Data for this study were collected using five sections of a questionnaire (personal information, general information, personal medical history, occupational history, and work environment information). The association between ergonomic risk factors and musculoskeletal discomfort was tested using the Chi-Square Test. The findings highlighted that there is a significant association between ergonomic risk factors and musculoskeletal discomfort (p<0.05). All body parts were significantly associated with twisted driving posture. Furthermore, shoulder and neck body parts were also significantly associated with weight load and bent forward driving posture. AIP Publishing 2024-01-05 Conference or Workshop Item PeerReviewed pdf en http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/37600/1/The%20Effect%20of%20Ergonomic%20Risk%20Factor%20on%20Musculoskeletal_FULL.pdf pdf en http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/37600/2/The%20effect%20of%20ergonomic%20risk%20factor%20on%20musculoskeletal%20discomfort%20.pdf Widia, Mirta and Zen, Zayyinul Hayati and Thoyyibah, Shahar and Ezrin Hani, Sukadarin and Nazlin Hanie, Abdullah (2024) The effect of ergonomic risk factor on musculoskeletal discomfort among delivery workers at courier service industries. In: AIP Conference Proceedings. AIP Conference Proceedings; 4th Symposium on Industrial Science and Technology, SISTEC 2022 , 23 - 24 November 2022 , Pahang. pp. 1-10., 3023 (030003). ISSN 0094-243X ISBN 978-073544800-1 https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0189910
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topic HD Industries. Land use. Labor
HD61 Risk Management
TK Electrical engineering. Electronics Nuclear engineering
spellingShingle HD Industries. Land use. Labor
HD61 Risk Management
TK Electrical engineering. Electronics Nuclear engineering
Widia, Mirta
Zen, Zayyinul Hayati
Thoyyibah, Shahar
Ezrin Hani, Sukadarin
Nazlin Hanie, Abdullah
The effect of ergonomic risk factor on musculoskeletal discomfort among delivery workers at courier service industries
description Delivery workers are particularly vulnerable to ergonomic risk factors associated with a musculoskeletal disorder. This is a serious problem that needs to be highlighted because the courier industry continues to grow to maintain that demand continuously. This study aims to investigate the effect of the ergonomic risk factor on musculoskeletal discomfort among delivery workers. About 132 delivery workers from three types of courier industries were involved. Data for this study were collected using five sections of a questionnaire (personal information, general information, personal medical history, occupational history, and work environment information). The association between ergonomic risk factors and musculoskeletal discomfort was tested using the Chi-Square Test. The findings highlighted that there is a significant association between ergonomic risk factors and musculoskeletal discomfort (p<0.05). All body parts were significantly associated with twisted driving posture. Furthermore, shoulder and neck body parts were also significantly associated with weight load and bent forward driving posture.
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author Widia, Mirta
Zen, Zayyinul Hayati
Thoyyibah, Shahar
Ezrin Hani, Sukadarin
Nazlin Hanie, Abdullah
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Zen, Zayyinul Hayati
Thoyyibah, Shahar
Ezrin Hani, Sukadarin
Nazlin Hanie, Abdullah
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title The effect of ergonomic risk factor on musculoskeletal discomfort among delivery workers at courier service industries
title_short The effect of ergonomic risk factor on musculoskeletal discomfort among delivery workers at courier service industries
title_full The effect of ergonomic risk factor on musculoskeletal discomfort among delivery workers at courier service industries
title_fullStr The effect of ergonomic risk factor on musculoskeletal discomfort among delivery workers at courier service industries
title_full_unstemmed The effect of ergonomic risk factor on musculoskeletal discomfort among delivery workers at courier service industries
title_sort effect of ergonomic risk factor on musculoskeletal discomfort among delivery workers at courier service industries
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