An Ergonomics Study on Assembly Line Workstation Design | Science Publications

American Journal of Applied Sciences

Ahmad R. Ismail¹  Nor K. Khamis¹  Azmi M. Adam¹  Haris Jamaluddin¹  Baba M. Deros¹  Sarudin v¹ 

关键词: Awkward posture;    workstation design;    Musculoskeletal Disorders (MSDs);    un-ergonomically;    assembly workstations;    assembly tasks;    anthropometric data;   

DOI  :  10.3844/ajassp.2011.1195.1201

学科分类：自然科学（综合）

来源: Science Publications

【 摘 要 】

Problem statement: High demand for products in the manufacturing industry had driven the human workers to work faster and adapt to their un-ergonomically designed workstation. Some tasks at assembly workstations require human workers to stand for a prolonged period of time to assemble the products. Approach: This study was conducted at an automotive component manufacturer. Twenty full time workers working at the assembly line participated as subjects in this study. Observations were made and recorded with respect to working postures practiced while performing their assembly tasks. In addition, subjects anthropometric data and current workstations dimensions were measured to determine whether they are suitable or not to perform the assembly tasks. Results: The findings from this study showed that there are four types of awkward postures and anthropometric data mismatches that had contributed to Musculoskeletal Disorders (MSDs) problems, faced by the subjects. Conclusion: The findings from this study shows the current assembly workstation at Company A need to be redesign to eliminate awkward postures and anthropometric mismatches to lower MSDs problem and improve productivity among assembly workers.

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