The impact of workstation design among the employees in MMC Oil & Gas Engineering Sdn. Bhd / Anis Syakirah Ahmad Safaruddin

The workstation design nowadays keeps having evolution year-by-year. Various types of workstation had been produced due to the demand of the workers with different types of job. The people with sedentary job sitting for too long without any movement can cause to musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) or w...

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Main Author:	Ahmad Safaruddin, Anis Syakirah
Format:	Thesis
Language:	English
Published:	2021
Subjects:	Public health Hygiene Preventive Medicine Diseases of the musculoskeletal system
Online Access:	https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/55897/1/55897.pdf
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spelling	my-uitm-ir.558972022-02-16T08:14:20Z The impact of workstation design among the employees in MMC Oil & Gas Engineering Sdn. Bhd / Anis Syakirah Ahmad Safaruddin 2021-02 Ahmad Safaruddin, Anis Syakirah Public health. Hygiene. Preventive Medicine Diseases of the musculoskeletal system The workstation design nowadays keeps having evolution year-by-year. Various types of workstation had been produced due to the demand of the workers with different types of job. The people with sedentary job sitting for too long without any movement can cause to musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) or work-related musculoskeletal disorders (WMSDs). Furthermore, the inappropriate ergonomic and design of workstation hasten the discomfort among the workers. The workstation design can affect the physical conditions of the employees and may lead to work-related musculoskeletal disorders (WMSDs). In this study will concentrate on musculoskeletal discomfort among the employees and the standard ergonomic of workstation design. Quantitative method was used in this study by distributing questionnaires among thirty-seven respondents with sedentary job located in Kuala Lumpur. The collected data will be analyzed using the summary that indicated in Google Form and the CMDQ equation and guideline for calculating the discomfort score. Results indicated the respondents feel most discomfort in lower back (595,476) and neck (376,200) respectively. Moreover, 64.9% of the respondents agreed the office chair do not support their lower back and 40.5% agreed the monitor height does not position properly. The inappropriate ergonomic of workstation results the discomfort level of lower back and neck among the respondents. The relationship between the workstation design and musculoskeletal discomfort cannot be denied. From this study, it is hoped that this will give benefit to the employer for future physical and mental health. 2021-02 Thesis https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/55897/ https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/55897/1/55897.pdf text en public degree Universiti Teknologi MARA (Kampus Puncak Alam) Faculty of Architecture, Planning and Surveying Yaman, Rostam
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description	The workstation design nowadays keeps having evolution year-by-year. Various types of workstation had been produced due to the demand of the workers with different types of job. The people with sedentary job sitting for too long without any movement can cause to musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) or work-related musculoskeletal disorders (WMSDs). Furthermore, the inappropriate ergonomic and design of workstation hasten the discomfort among the workers. The workstation design can affect the physical conditions of the employees and may lead to work-related musculoskeletal disorders (WMSDs). In this study will concentrate on musculoskeletal discomfort among the employees and the standard ergonomic of workstation design. Quantitative method was used in this study by distributing questionnaires among thirty-seven respondents with sedentary job located in Kuala Lumpur. The collected data will be analyzed using the summary that indicated in Google Form and the CMDQ equation and guideline for calculating the discomfort score. Results indicated the respondents feel most discomfort in lower back (595,476) and neck (376,200) respectively. Moreover, 64.9% of the respondents agreed the office chair do not support their lower back and 40.5% agreed the monitor height does not position properly. The inappropriate ergonomic of workstation results the discomfort level of lower back and neck among the respondents. The relationship between the workstation design and musculoskeletal discomfort cannot be denied. From this study, it is hoped that this will give benefit to the employer for future physical and mental health.
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title	The impact of workstation design among the employees in MMC Oil & Gas Engineering Sdn. Bhd / Anis Syakirah Ahmad Safaruddin
title_short	The impact of workstation design among the employees in MMC Oil & Gas Engineering Sdn. Bhd / Anis Syakirah Ahmad Safaruddin
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The impact of workstation design among the employees in MMC Oil & Gas Engineering Sdn. Bhd / Anis Syakirah Ahmad Safaruddin

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