background: back and shoulder pain are most common musculoskeletal disorders in students, that the way of sitting or interactions with academic equipment is a major risk factor for these disorders.  the aims of this study is redesign and construct a prototype of painting chair (kharak) by using industrial design and ergonomic methods to reduce musculoskeletal disorders and increase user satisfa...

Potters and sculptors perform their work in very awkward postures. The purpose of this study was to analyse these postures. The modified Nordic questionnaire was used to analyse musculoskeletal discomfort. Rapid entire body assessment (REBA) and rapid upper limb assessment (RULA) were used to evaluate the subjects' postures. There were no significant differences between times of discomfort and ...

Poor working postures and task demands are common factors that affect human performance in a workplace , particularly in the industrial sector (i.e., assembly tasks). These factors can lead to performance deterioration and introduce musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs). The current research study examines the interaction effects of working postures and assembly task demands on human performance and...

Musculoskeletal symptoms, visual fatigue and stress are the common health hazards among the computer users. The objective of this study is to compute the level of risk among the computer users using Rapid Upper Limb Assessment (RULA) method. Working postures are recorded with 10 participants having age range from 25 to 33. It is observed that more than 70% postures are harmful for prolonged use...

Cahya setya trophy is a small manufacturing industry that produces trophies, vandels, acrylics, etc. In this in the warehouse, there still lack of awareness to use personal protective equipment and work method can cause Musculosketal disorders. This study aims analyze K3 from warehouse using observation methods, Nordic Body Map, RULA REBA. The was used for initial step Map find sample as resear...