Musculoskeletal discomfort among workers in mould making manufacturing industry
Mould making indushy is a manufacturer and designer for various kinds of mould such as commodity mould, packaging mould and furniture mould for other manufacturing processes. Due to the mould manufacturing process, a workers are exposed to the risks of upper limb disorders such as repetitive tasks,...
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Asian Research Publishing Network (ARPN)
2015
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| Summary: | Mould making indushy is a manufacturer and designer for various kinds of mould such as commodity mould, packaging
mould and furniture mould for other manufacturing processes. Due to the mould manufacturing process, a workers are
exposed to the risks of upper limb disorders such as repetitive tasks, uncomfortable work postures and carry out work for
long periods without break. Therefore, the main objective of this study was to identify the prevalence of work-related
musculoskclctal disorders among the employee at mould making manufacturing ind"shy. ~rmcrurcd inlerview using
Cornell Musculoskclctal Discomfort Questionnaires (CMDQ) were conducted over 35 workes in mould makin-a induslrv in which the age range was from 23 to-38 years (mean 28.54* 4.22 years) while working experience ranges from 1 to l i
years (mean 4.31 years 3:09). The results shows that workers in the mould making industry were exposured to
ergonomic risk of experiencing discomfort in the upper part of the body such as neck, back body, forearm and wrists that
involves an iterative process on a regular basis and work in awkward postures. As a conclusion, this study can be a useful
rcfcrcnces lo ergonomists, rcsearchen, OSll pracrilionm and others concerned to identify the prevalenci of work-related
musculoskclctal disorders in the workplace, especially in the mould making industry and other manufacturing indurhics. |
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