The evaluation of workers satisfaction on usability of manual handling equipment among warehouse workers in Malaysia
Numerous researchers have found that heavy physical demand and improper posture when performing the tasks in various sectors such as manufacturing and warehouse might contribute to the musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) especially when the tasks involving lifting, pushing and pulling activities. In...
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my.uthm.eprints.77302022-10-05T07:06:29Z http://eprints.uthm.edu.my/7730/ The evaluation of workers satisfaction on usability of manual handling equipment among warehouse workers in Malaysia Abdul Rahman, Ismail Azis, Noorul Azreen Mahmood, Salwa Mohd Rohani, Jafri Zaidi, Nor Amira Farhana Mohd Sukri, Suhaimi Mohd Zain, Mohd Arif Afzan HF5549-5549.5 Personnel management. Employment management Numerous researchers have found that heavy physical demand and improper posture when performing the tasks in various sectors such as manufacturing and warehouse might contribute to the musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) especially when the tasks involving lifting, pushing and pulling activities. In order to reduce high risk manual handling activities, effectives and usable manual handling equipment (MHE) should be introduce to lower the physical demand of manual material handling (MMH) acti�vities. However, most of the MHE studies previously is not really focus on usability evaluation. So, this study intends to evaluate the usability of current MHE used in manufacturing warehouse operation in term of efficiency, comfortability, energy expenditure, safety aspect, design, productivity, effectiveness and user friendliness. A usability survey was conducted among warehouse workers in manufacturing com�pany at southern region of peninsular Malaysia. Besides that, the prevalence of backpain among the warehouse workers was measured through Modified Nordic Discomfort Assessment tools that are incorporate in the usability survey. Result for the most least agreement in user usability for pallet jack was energy expenditure (3.73), efficiency (3.96) and comfortability (3.99); for load carrying cart was energy expen�diture (3.62), design (3.74) and comfortability (3.90); for forklift was comfortability (3.87), design (3.93) and safety (4.08); for pallet stackers was energy expenditure (3.79), design (3.82) and user friendliness (3.82); for conveyor system was productivity (3.50), comfortability (4.00) and safety (4.00). It was also found that the highest prevalence of MSDs among warehouse workers was lower back, followed by legs (left and right) and shoulders (left and right). In conclusion, most MHE available in manufacturing warehouse operation lacking in term of energy expenditure, efficiency, comfortability, design and user friendliness. It is clear that the first stage in design criteria for MHE should be developing an understanding of the user usability requirement to ensure the aids are suitable for the tasks. 2022 Conference or Workshop Item PeerReviewed text en http://eprints.uthm.edu.my/7730/1/P14164_dd7307c64102d770c1c85fced74c6954.pdf Abdul Rahman, Ismail and Azis, Noorul Azreen and Mahmood, Salwa and Mohd Rohani, Jafri and Zaidi, Nor Amira Farhana and Mohd Sukri, Suhaimi and Mohd Zain, Mohd Arif Afzan (2022) The evaluation of workers satisfaction on usability of manual handling equipment among warehouse workers in Malaysia. In: Usability and User Experience,. https://doi.org/10.54941/ahfe1001713 |
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Numerous researchers have found that heavy physical demand and improper posture
when performing the tasks in various sectors such as manufacturing and warehouse
might contribute to the musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) especially when the tasks
involving lifting, pushing and pulling activities. In order to reduce high risk manual
handling activities, effectives and usable manual handling equipment (MHE) should
be introduce to lower the physical demand of manual material handling (MMH) acti�vities. However, most of the MHE studies previously is not really focus on usability
evaluation. So, this study intends to evaluate the usability of current MHE used
in manufacturing warehouse operation in term of efficiency, comfortability, energy
expenditure, safety aspect, design, productivity, effectiveness and user friendliness. A
usability survey was conducted among warehouse workers in manufacturing com�pany at southern region of peninsular Malaysia. Besides that, the prevalence of
backpain among the warehouse workers was measured through Modified Nordic
Discomfort Assessment tools that are incorporate in the usability survey. Result for the
most least agreement in user usability for pallet jack was energy expenditure (3.73),
efficiency (3.96) and comfortability (3.99); for load carrying cart was energy expen�diture (3.62), design (3.74) and comfortability (3.90); for forklift was comfortability
(3.87), design (3.93) and safety (4.08); for pallet stackers was energy expenditure (3.79),
design (3.82) and user friendliness (3.82); for conveyor system was productivity (3.50),
comfortability (4.00) and safety (4.00). It was also found that the highest prevalence
of MSDs among warehouse workers was lower back, followed by legs (left and right)
and shoulders (left and right). In conclusion, most MHE available in manufacturing
warehouse operation lacking in term of energy expenditure, efficiency, comfortability,
design and user friendliness. It is clear that the first stage in design criteria for MHE
should be developing an understanding of the user usability requirement to ensure
the aids are suitable for the tasks. |
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The evaluation of workers satisfaction
on usability of manual handling
equipment among warehouse
workers in Malaysia |
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The evaluation of workers satisfaction
on usability of manual handling
equipment among warehouse
workers in Malaysia |
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The evaluation of workers satisfaction
on usability of manual handling
equipment among warehouse
workers in Malaysia |
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evaluation of workers satisfaction
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