Preliminary study of musculoskeletal complaints and ergonomic risk factors among catering workers

Preliminary study of musculoskeletal complaints and ergonomic risk factors among catering workers

Objective: A cross-sectional study was carried out to investigate the ergonomics risk factors, identify the symptom or significant factors of Work- Related Musculoskeletal Disorders (WMSDs) and to find the relationship between exposure of ergonomic risk score and musculoskeletal complaints among six...

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Main Authors: Ezrin Hani, Sukadarin, Junaidah, Zakaria
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Environmental and Occupational Health Society Malaysia and Department of Environmental and Occupational Health, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Putra Malaysia 2017
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QM Human anatomy
QP Physiology
Online Access:http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/19692/
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spelling ump-196922018-01-23T05:37:27Z http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/19692/ Preliminary study of musculoskeletal complaints and ergonomic risk factors among catering workers Ezrin Hani, Sukadarin Junaidah, Zakaria QM Human anatomy QP Physiology Objective: A cross-sectional study was carried out to investigate the ergonomics risk factors, identify the symptom or significant factors of Work- Related Musculoskeletal Disorders (WMSDs) and to find the relationship between exposure of ergonomic risk score and musculoskeletal complaints among sixty catering workers (n=60) in a self-owned catering company inMalaysia. Method: Data collection was done using two standard instruments, namely Nordic Musculoskeletal Questionnaire (NMQ)and Quick Exposure Check (QEC Checklist). Result: Based on the results, upper back (65%) and lower back (43.3%), area of knees (58.3%) and upper limbs (wrist and hand (46.7%) and shoulder (43.3%)) are the most dominant complaints among catering workers. QEC analysis shows that, shoulder, back and neck area giving high score for the postural assessment. On top of that, the relationship between gender and QEC Score was found to be absent (p-value = 0.65). Conclusion: The risk factor of WMSDs which contributed into this problem is physical work demands such as repetitive manual work, lifting and forceful movements, awkward posture and efforts. These are well-known risk factors contributing to WMSDS Environmental and Occupational Health Society Malaysia and Department of Environmental and Occupational Health, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Putra Malaysia 2017 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/19692/1/43-66-1-PB.pdf Ezrin Hani, Sukadarin and Junaidah, Zakaria (2017) Preliminary study of musculoskeletal complaints and ergonomic risk factors among catering workers. Asia Pacific Environmental and Occupational Health Journal , 3 (1). pp. 39-43. ISSN 2462 -2214 http://www.apeohjournal.org/index.php/v/index
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QP Physiology
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QP Physiology
Ezrin Hani, Sukadarin
Junaidah, Zakaria
Preliminary study of musculoskeletal complaints and ergonomic risk factors among catering workers
description Objective: A cross-sectional study was carried out to investigate the ergonomics risk factors, identify the symptom or significant factors of Work- Related Musculoskeletal Disorders (WMSDs) and to find the relationship between exposure of ergonomic risk score and musculoskeletal complaints among sixty catering workers (n=60) in a self-owned catering company inMalaysia. Method: Data collection was done using two standard instruments, namely Nordic Musculoskeletal Questionnaire (NMQ)and Quick Exposure Check (QEC Checklist). Result: Based on the results, upper back (65%) and lower back (43.3%), area of knees (58.3%) and upper limbs (wrist and hand (46.7%) and shoulder (43.3%)) are the most dominant complaints among catering workers. QEC analysis shows that, shoulder, back and neck area giving high score for the postural assessment. On top of that, the relationship between gender and QEC Score was found to be absent (p-value = 0.65). Conclusion: The risk factor of WMSDs which contributed into this problem is physical work demands such as repetitive manual work, lifting and forceful movements, awkward posture and efforts. These are well-known risk factors contributing to WMSDS
format Article
author Ezrin Hani, Sukadarin
Junaidah, Zakaria
author_facet Ezrin Hani, Sukadarin
Junaidah, Zakaria
author_sort Ezrin Hani, Sukadarin
title Preliminary study of musculoskeletal complaints and ergonomic risk factors among catering workers
title_short Preliminary study of musculoskeletal complaints and ergonomic risk factors among catering workers
title_full Preliminary study of musculoskeletal complaints and ergonomic risk factors among catering workers
title_fullStr Preliminary study of musculoskeletal complaints and ergonomic risk factors among catering workers
title_full_unstemmed Preliminary study of musculoskeletal complaints and ergonomic risk factors among catering workers
title_sort preliminary study of musculoskeletal complaints and ergonomic risk factors among catering workers
publisher Environmental and Occupational Health Society Malaysia and Department of Environmental and Occupational Health, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Putra Malaysia
publishDate 2017
url http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/19692/
http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/19692/
http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/19692/1/43-66-1-PB.pdf
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