Work-related musculoskeletal disorders (WMDs) risk assessment at core assembly production of electronic components manufacturing company

4th Asia Pacific Conference on Manufacturing Systems; 3rd International Manufacturing Engineering Conference

Yahya, N.M.^1 ; Zahid, M.N.O.^1

Faculty of Manufacturing Engineering, Universiti Malaysia Pahang, Pekan, Pahang

26600, Malaysia^1

关键词: Assessment tool;    Electronic component;    Ergonomics assessments;    Musculoskeletal disorders;    Postural analysis;    Rapid upper limb assessments;    Unloading process;    Work-related musculoskeletal disorders;   

Others  :  https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1757-899X/319/1/012036/pdf
DOI  :  10.1088/1757-899X/319/1/012036

来源: IOP

【 摘 要 】

This study conducted to assess the work-related musculoskeletal disorders (WMDs) among the workers at core assembly production in an electronic components manufacturing company located in Pekan, Pahang, Malaysia. The study is to identify the WMDs risk factor and risk level. A set of questionnaires survey based on modified Nordic Musculoskeletal Disorder Questionnaires have been distributed to respective workers to acquire the WMDs risk factor identification. Then, postural analysis was conducted in order to measure the respective WMDs risk level. The analysis were based on two ergonomics assessment tools; Rapid Upper Limb Assessment (RULA) and Rapid Entire Body Assessment (REBA). The study found that 30 respondents out of 36 respondents suffered from WMDs especially at shoulder, wrists and lower back. The WMDs risk have been identified from unloading process, pressing process and winding process. In term of the WMDs risk level, REBA and RULA assessment tools have indicated high risk level to unloading and pressing process. Thus, this study had established the WMDs risk factor and risk level of core assembly production in an electronic components manufacturing company at Malaysia environment.