Improvement in Body Posture of Sumedang Tofu Small Enterprise Workers Using Workplace Ergonomic Risk Assessment (WERA)

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Abstract This study aims to analyse the work body postures, determine risk level before and after improvement using Workplace Ergonomic Risk Assessment (WERA) improve workstation by designing ergonomic production tools. An empirical was carried out at a small industry producing Sumedang Tofu Rimbo Panjang, Pekanbaru, Indonesia. The workers must bend their move 77 kg soybeans with an 11 single-lifting capacity. of determined method based on nine categories, i.e., shoulders, wrists, back, legs, neck, strength, vibration, contact pressure, duration. soaking milling stations scored 35 31 WERA method. two scores indicated average performance that requires improvement. Anthropometric data were used develop tools for improving workers' posture. new tool has footrests, so did not have reach too far above chests milling. station both achieved score 24, which is considered as low level, indicating neither Time reduction posture 3.33 seconds 2.08 station. Keywords: anthropometry, soybean, improvement, workplace assessment Abstrak Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengidentifikasi postur kerja mengetahui tingkat risiko sebelum dan sesudah dilakukan perbaikan menggunakan metode memperbaiki dengan merancang alat produksi yang ergonomis. Sebuah studi empiris di sebuah usaha kecil tahu Para pekerja perusahaan harus membungkuk memindahkan kedelai kapasitas angkat kg. Tingkat ditentukan berdasarkan sembilan kategori, yaitu bahu, pergelangan tangan, punggung, kaki, leher, kekuatan, getaran, tekanan kontak, durasi kerja. Stasiun perendaman stasiun penggilingan memperoleh skor tubuh. Kedua tersebut menunjukkan kinerja rata-rata memerlukan perbaikan. Data antropometri digunakan mengembangkan tubuh pekerja. Alat baru bisa merendam menggiling memiliki pijakan sehingga tidak perlu menjangkau terlalu jauh atas dada ke penggilingan. keduanya mencapai rendah, bahwa ada Pengurangan waktu setelah adalah 3,33 detik 2,08 perendaman. anthropometri, kedelai, postur,

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ژورنال

عنوان ژورنال: Industria: Jurnal Teknologi dan Manajemen Agroindustri

سال: 2022

ISSN: ['2252-7877']

DOI: https://doi.org/10.21776/ub.industria.2022.011.02.4