The aim of the study was to investigate the posture and musculoskeletal discomfort of secondary school students while working at computers in school. Students (n = 40) were observed while working at a computer during their designated computer class. The Rapid Upper Limb Assessment Tool (RULA) was used to assess posture. A Body Discomfort Chart (BDC) and Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) were used to ...

background: the aim of this study is to develop a new ergonomics chisel based on user centered design approach and to evaluate the effectiveness for reducing awkward posture using catia software for simulation analysis. methods: respondents were selected using purposive sampling – age 18 – 49 years old, men, experience using chisel (>1 month). a set of questionnaire were used to interview worke...

UNLABELLED The objective was to analyze the work activity and identify risk factors that could account for musculoskeletal disorders in the upper extremities, shoulder and neck of workers of a transport values company in Venezuela. The methods used were: collective interview, tasks observation, evaluation of posture with RULA method and evaluation of repetitive motions with the OCRA method. Fiv...

musculoskeletal disorders commonly experienced by dental professionals can affect their health and well-being. the main aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of musculoskeletal disorders among dentists in iran. a cross sectional study was carried out in rasht, northern iran. participants were dental workers who completed structured questionnaire on the topic of musculoskeletal disor...

This paper explores a novel design of ergonomic gesture control with visual feedback for the UR3 collaborative robot that aims to allow users little no familiarity robots complete basic tasks and programming. The principle behind mirrors 3D joystick but utilises Leapmotion device track user's hands prevents any need physical or buttons. Rapid Upper Limb Assessment (RULA) tool was used inform en...