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Relationship between working postures and msd in different body regions among electronics assembly workers in Malaysia

This paper is aimed at investigating the effect of working posture on the prevalence of MSD in different body regions among electronic assembly workers in Malaysia. The participants included 78 males and 105 females, mostly aged between 20 to 40 years. Demographic information was supplied in a quest...

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Main Authors:	Abdul Aziz, Roseni, Abdul Rani, Mat Rebi, Mohd. Rohani, Jafri, Adeyemi, Ademola James, Omar, N.
Format:	Conference or Workshop Item
Published:	2013
Subjects:	TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery
Online Access:	http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/39390/
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spelling	my.utm.393902017-09-25T06:27:36Z http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/39390/ Relationship between working postures and msd in different body regions among electronics assembly workers in Malaysia Abdul Aziz, Roseni Abdul Rani, Mat Rebi Mohd. Rohani, Jafri Adeyemi, Ademola James Omar, N. TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery This paper is aimed at investigating the effect of working posture on the prevalence of MSD in different body regions among electronic assembly workers in Malaysia. The participants included 78 males and 105 females, mostly aged between 20 to 40 years. Demographic information was supplied in a questionnaire and the frequency and intensity of pain or discomfort were indicated on a body map. Posture and gender were significantly associated as most male worked standing whereas female took to sitting. There was also significant difference in reported pain and discomfort among the sitting and standing workers in the entire body region except in the upper trunk area of the neck, shoulder and upper back. There is the need for the various organisations to factor these findings into their considerations for the provision of facilities that will ensure maximal comfort of the workers. 2013 Conference or Workshop Item PeerReviewed Abdul Aziz, Roseni and Abdul Rani, Mat Rebi and Mohd. Rohani, Jafri and Adeyemi, Ademola James and Omar, N. (2013) Relationship between working postures and msd in different body regions among electronics assembly workers in Malaysia. In: 2013 IEEE international Conference on industrial Engineering & Engineering Management, 10-13 Dec, 2013, 2013, Bangkok, Thailand.
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topic	TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery
spellingShingle	TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery Abdul Aziz, Roseni Abdul Rani, Mat Rebi Mohd. Rohani, Jafri Adeyemi, Ademola James Omar, N. Relationship between working postures and msd in different body regions among electronics assembly workers in Malaysia
description	This paper is aimed at investigating the effect of working posture on the prevalence of MSD in different body regions among electronic assembly workers in Malaysia. The participants included 78 males and 105 females, mostly aged between 20 to 40 years. Demographic information was supplied in a questionnaire and the frequency and intensity of pain or discomfort were indicated on a body map. Posture and gender were significantly associated as most male worked standing whereas female took to sitting. There was also significant difference in reported pain and discomfort among the sitting and standing workers in the entire body region except in the upper trunk area of the neck, shoulder and upper back. There is the need for the various organisations to factor these findings into their considerations for the provision of facilities that will ensure maximal comfort of the workers.
format	Conference or Workshop Item
author	Abdul Aziz, Roseni Abdul Rani, Mat Rebi Mohd. Rohani, Jafri Adeyemi, Ademola James Omar, N.
author_facet	Abdul Aziz, Roseni Abdul Rani, Mat Rebi Mohd. Rohani, Jafri Adeyemi, Ademola James Omar, N.
author_sort	Abdul Aziz, Roseni
title	Relationship between working postures and msd in different body regions among electronics assembly workers in Malaysia
title_short	Relationship between working postures and msd in different body regions among electronics assembly workers in Malaysia
title_full	Relationship between working postures and msd in different body regions among electronics assembly workers in Malaysia
title_fullStr	Relationship between working postures and msd in different body regions among electronics assembly workers in Malaysia
title_full_unstemmed	Relationship between working postures and msd in different body regions among electronics assembly workers in Malaysia
title_sort	relationship between working postures and msd in different body regions among electronics assembly workers in malaysia
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Relationship between working postures and msd in different body regions among electronics assembly workers in Malaysia

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