The relationship between postural angles and work-related musculoskeletal disorders among oil palm factory workers / Nurlamisah Husna Ramli

Ramli, Nurlamisah Husna (2017) The relationship between postural angles and work-related musculoskeletal disorders among oil palm factory workers / Nurlamisah Husna Ramli. [Student Project] (Unpublished)

Abstract

Introduction: Musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs), which also known as Cumulative Trauma Disorders (CTDs), is defined as injuries and disorders of nervous system and soft tissues. Work-related musculoskeletal disorders are strongly related to workplace physical factors. Agriculture workers are exposed to ergonomic risk factors like manual handling, repetitive movements, heavy lifting and awkward posture. Objective: The objective of the study is to investigate the relationship between the postural angles and the prevalence of work-related musculoskeletal disorders (WMSDs) among workers at Oil Palm Factory, Paloh, Kelantan. Methodology: A cross-sectional study was conducted on the relationship between postural angles and WMSDs among oil palm factory workers using purposive sampling method. A digital camera was used together with tripod to record the videos of the participants for each worker and focused on the whole-body posture while performing job tasks. The degree of entire body movement and postural angles during performing their works were analyzed from the videos using protractor and guided by REBA worksheet. Result: There were no significant associations between postural angles based on REBA score for neck, trunk, legs, upper arms, lower arms and wrist and hand, and WMSDs among oil palm factory workers as all p-value are higher than 0.05. Based on the findings, for neck, X 2 (1.721, N=48) = 0.423, p>0.05, trunk, X² (1.894, N=48) = 0.388, p>0.05, legs, X²
(3.680, N=48) = 0.159, p>0.05, upper arms, X 2 (4.575, N=48) = 0.102, p>0.05, lower arms, X² (1.796, N=48) = 0.407, p>0.05, and lastly wrist/hand, X² (0.179, N=48) = 0.914, p>0.05. However, there was a significant association between job scope and REBA score (p = 0.01). Conclusion: Postural angles have no significant relationships with work-related musculoskeletal disorders among oil palm factory workers.

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Item Type: Student Project
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Ramli, Nurlamisah Husna
2013873238
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Abdullah, Abdul Mujid
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Subjects: R Medicine > RA Public aspects of medicine > Public health. Hygiene. Preventive Medicine
R Medicine > RA Public aspects of medicine > Public health. Hygiene. Preventive Medicine > Personal health and hygiene. Including clothing, bathing, exercise, travel, nutrition, sleep, sex hygiene
R Medicine > RC Internal Medicine > Diseases of the musculoskeletal system
Divisions: Universiti Teknologi MARA, Selangor > Puncak Alam Campus > Faculty of Health Sciences
Programme: Bachelor in Environmental Health and Safety
Keywords: Postural angles, Work-Related Musculoskeletal Disorders, REBA
Date: July 2017
URI: https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/45796
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