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ERGONOMIC RISK ASSESSMENT OF WORKING POSTURES USING RULA, REBA & NIOSH

. Srimathi K and Pannerselvam .N


Abstract

In Industries the most common occupational problem among the workers are musculoskeletal disorders. Musculoskeletal disorders are injuries and disorders of the muscles, nerves, tendons, ligaments, joints, cartilage and spinal disks. Many occupational tasks in industrial area till associated with strenuous working postures and movement. Assessment of exposure levels to MSD risk factors can be an appropriate base for planning and implementing interventional ergonomics program in the workplace. The present project was aimed to evaluate the MSD of workers engaged in an engineering industry. The Study was conducted on workers of production area using posture analysis tool REBA, RULA & NIOSH Lifting equations. The awareness and proper ergonomics training to the workers and essential workplace changes are recommended in this study. Necessary control measures are given to reduce the ergonomic risk inside the industry to make the work easier and reliable to the workers.

Keywords: REBA, RULA, Musculoskeletal disorder, NIOSH, Ergonomic Risk

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