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The improvement proposed by using the ergonomic assessment to reduce the injuries risk by Jati Beringin Sdn.Bhd. workers.
1.2 Problem Statement
At the Jati Beringin Sdn.Bhd, the workers do their task with no comfortable condition. The workers will do the assembling while sitting for a long time to perform their tasks.
The situation can give a risk for the workers and also will be effects the performance. This situation leads to tiredness and back pain for the workers. So, they also have take
much rest from make the job. Also, the working environment is not comfortable cause of noise and lighting assessment. In this case, of course can increase the cost of doing
directly and indirectly. Direct cost may include medical services and higher worker’s compensation premium. Indirect costs from increased employee turnover, absenteeism,
and retraining may also occur. Productivity, product quality and employee morale may also suffer. Ultimately, ergonomics is used for industrial workstation to achieve an
appropriate balance between worker’s capabilities and work requirement to optimize worker’s productivity and the total system as well as provide worker’s physical and
mental well-being, job satisfaction and safety Fulter el al, 2000. The better technique will be implementing to solve the problem.
1.3 Objective
a To study and investigate the awkward posture that caused tiredness and back pain to operators while do the task.
b To analyze the workers working posture activities using RULA method. c To design and propose new solution.
d To analyze the lighting and noise level at workplace.
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1.4 Scope
The project mainly investigates the awkward posture that caused tiredness and back pain to workers. At Jati Beringin Sdn. Bhd. the worker will do the assembling while sitting.
The location to improvement is assembling line. So, the project focuses to analyze working posture and low back pain using RULA method. This project will analyze,
revise, and recommend a new technique as solution to improve present working posture.
1.5 Potential Benefits of Study
The potential benefits s from the study can be given to the following parties: a Factory employer
The project will be helping the factory to change the working environment especially for the workers.
For the project may increase productivity, reduced injuries, costly downtime and comfortable working environment.
b Factory workers This project may help the worker to protect the health. The project may change the
workstation while the workers do the job and give the comfortable for workers. Workers can avoid the body from tiredness and back pain.
c Student The project will increase knowledge on ergonomic based on real situation in
working area. Student can learned to use the analytical tools such as RULA tool to implement the real life. Student also may help the company to increase productivity,
reduced injuries, costly downtime and comfortable working environment.
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1.6 Structure of the Report
This report consist of introduction, theory, activities performed, suggestion and modification of material handling method. Help to change the environment of
workstation. After that, reanalyze the result after doing the improvement. This report consists five chapters. Each chapter is described as below:
a Chapter 1
Chapter one is a introduction of the project, that consists the background of the study, problem statement, objective project, scope of study, potential benefits of
study and structure of the report.
b Chapter 2 Consists of the literature review about the theoretical concept of ergonomics.
Background study on the evolution of ergonomics science is shown. The relationship between material handling activities and occupational health and types of safe
working posture also the illness and injuries involved in material handling are started. Reviews are done on material handling which are suitable to be used for this
project.
c Chapter 3 Are described details of the case studies that workers associated with manual
material handling activities. This chapter also consists of data analysis from experiments and RULA results. The comparison on the effectiveness of current and
proposed working posture and the effects on the workers productivity also will be briefly explained.
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d Chapter 4
Describe details about the effectiveness of implementation of RULA method. These chapters also cover the noise assessment and lighting assessment.
e Chapter 5 Is the final part of the project, which concludes the final year project. This
chapter will conclude the study objective and suggestion on future work.
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CHAPTER 2
LITERATURE REVIEW
2.1 History of Ergonomics
