Ergonomic chair design for musculoskeletal disorder (MSD) / Fazlinarulzaiha Haroon

Out of all the issues relating to chair design for school children (e.g. School back and sitting posture), Musculoskeletal Disorder (MSD) has still been the main issue. It is imperative to know that the chair dimensions and anthropometric measurements should be tallied in order to produce an ergonomic chair design for school children. In regards to this matter, I came out with the objective to analyze the primary school students' anthropometric measurements and to design an ergonomic chair for the students in order to lessen the problem caused by Musculoskeletal disorder. The process of collecting and analyzing data are done by using basic tools and SPSS. As for the design, I am using Google Sketch-Up Pro. Based on the findings, it shows that girls have larger physical characteristic than boys. However, due to the fast and stable phase of child growth and development of seven to twelve years old, an adjustable chair was proposed.