DESIGN OF WORKING FACILITIES TO REDUCE MUSCLE INJURY IN WORKERS
Nugraha,(a*), Dewi Shofi Mulyati (a), Iyan Bachtiar (a), Egi Asshidiq(a)

a) Industrial Engineering Study Program, Bandung Islamic University, Bandung City, Indonesia
* Nugraha692016[at]gmail.com

Abstract

The problem in this study is the difficulty of transporting manual workers without tools from one location to another, causing health impacts such as back pain and so on. According to NAB, the maximum amount of weight that is safe for humans to lift is 32kg, and more than that can cause injury. and work accidents. The main objective of this research is to identify and design the ideal tool for carrying loads in moving an object. In this study, the Rapid entire Body Assessment (REBA) method was used using the ergofellow to assess the work posture carried out in moving goods and the Nordic Body Map (NBM) to determine the complaints experienced by workers. The results of the study using the REBA method with the ergofellow score of 10 which means that improvements are needed as soon as possible for the work posture carried out. Then the results of the NBM Questionnaire showed that workers experienced pain in the shoulders, back, and neck. The conclusion is that the proposed work facility design is a specially designed trolley using the anthropometric method in order to reduce work risks

Keywords: Design, REBA, ergofellow, NBM, Manual Material Handling

Topic: Industry Engineering