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Risk assessment for manual handling activities in a dairy industry

Workers in the dairy industry work in integrated plant facilities such as process hall, maintenance and utility, warehouse logistics, and quality checking. All workers are at risk for work-related injuries and job-related illnesses. This study aims to assess the ergonomic risk factor in manual ha...

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Main Authors: Muhammad Ruzairi, Khairulhafiy, Sukadarin, Ezrin Hani Mirta, Widia, Mirta, Alaman, A.
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Language:English
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TS155-194 Production management. Operations management
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https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-99-6890-9_14
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spelling my.uthm.eprints.117052024-11-27T03:24:41Z http://eprints.uthm.edu.my/11705/ Risk assessment for manual handling activities in a dairy industry Muhammad Ruzairi, Khairulhafiy Sukadarin, Ezrin Hani Mirta Widia, Mirta Alaman, A. TS155-194 Production management. Operations management Workers in the dairy industry work in integrated plant facilities such as process hall, maintenance and utility, warehouse logistics, and quality checking. All workers are at risk for work-related injuries and job-related illnesses. This study aims to assess the ergonomic risk factor in manual handling activities in the dairy plant industry. Field observation and manual handling assessment charts (MAC) tool determined the ergonomic risk factor. The process hall department is the main sector where there are various areas from process raw receiving, raw storage, batching operations, and pasteurised storage to filling and packaging operations. The result found several hazards of manual activities, such as awkward posture, forceful exertion, repetitive motion, static posture, and contact stress. The highest score of ergonomic risk factor was found at the filling workstation during carrying weight load activities. Thus, controlling exposure to occupational hazards is the fundamental method of protecting workers Conference or Workshop Item PeerReviewed text en http://eprints.uthm.edu.my/11705/1/P16660_261de5af1f8d2bdca6c4fe10713affb6%202.pdf Muhammad Ruzairi, Khairulhafiy and Sukadarin, Ezrin Hani Mirta and Widia, Mirta and Alaman, A. Risk assessment for manual handling activities in a dairy industry. In: HUMENS ENGINEERING SYMPOSIUM 2023. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-99-6890-9_14
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topic TS155-194 Production management. Operations management
spellingShingle TS155-194 Production management. Operations management
Muhammad Ruzairi, Khairulhafiy
Sukadarin, Ezrin Hani Mirta
Widia, Mirta
Alaman, A.
Risk assessment for manual handling activities in a dairy industry
description Workers in the dairy industry work in integrated plant facilities such as process hall, maintenance and utility, warehouse logistics, and quality checking. All workers are at risk for work-related injuries and job-related illnesses. This study aims to assess the ergonomic risk factor in manual handling activities in the dairy plant industry. Field observation and manual handling assessment charts (MAC) tool determined the ergonomic risk factor. The process hall department is the main sector where there are various areas from process raw receiving, raw storage, batching operations, and pasteurised storage to filling and packaging operations. The result found several hazards of manual activities, such as awkward posture, forceful exertion, repetitive motion, static posture, and contact stress. The highest score of ergonomic risk factor was found at the filling workstation during carrying weight load activities. Thus, controlling exposure to occupational hazards is the fundamental method of protecting workers
format Conference or Workshop Item
author Muhammad Ruzairi, Khairulhafiy
Sukadarin, Ezrin Hani Mirta
Widia, Mirta
Alaman, A.
author_facet Muhammad Ruzairi, Khairulhafiy
Sukadarin, Ezrin Hani Mirta
Widia, Mirta
Alaman, A.
author_sort Muhammad Ruzairi, Khairulhafiy
title Risk assessment for manual handling activities in a dairy industry
title_short Risk assessment for manual handling activities in a dairy industry
title_full Risk assessment for manual handling activities in a dairy industry
title_fullStr Risk assessment for manual handling activities in a dairy industry
title_full_unstemmed Risk assessment for manual handling activities in a dairy industry
title_sort risk assessment for manual handling activities in a dairy industry
url http://eprints.uthm.edu.my/11705/1/P16660_261de5af1f8d2bdca6c4fe10713affb6%202.pdf
http://eprints.uthm.edu.my/11705/
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-99-6890-9_14
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