In Malaysia, the fishery industry is a source of employment for many workers. The workers in the fishery
industry are involved with many activities such as capturing, processing and marketing of the fishes. Most of the work is
done manually which put the workers at risks to musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs). These are health hazards that affect
the nerves, tendons, muscles, and supporting structures such as inter vertebral discs. However, the occurrence or the
degree of severity of MSDs on the workers has never been investigated. A preliminary investigation to identify the
ergonomics risk factors among the workers in the fishery industry has been conducted. The location chosen for this
study was at a jetty where fishing boats arrived and the fishes were loaded onshore. Various task were conducted and
these tasks pose some ergonomic risks. PLIBEL checklist questionnaires were used on forty workers at the jetty and
observations of the tasks performed were made. A survey was done on the body posture, working habits and activities
of the workers. The results from the PLIBEL checklist showed that the upper back, hands/wrists and ankles/feet were at
greater risks of developing into MSDs compared to the other body parts. REBA analysis was used to evaluate the
postural risks of the workers on five tasks. The REBA analysis showed that some of the work postures posed greater
risks of MSDs to the workers with REBA scores between seven and eleven. This indicated that the job has to be
redesigned for the tasks to be safer, healthier and more comfortable to the workers
In Malaysia, the fishery industry is a source of employment for many workers. The workers in the fisheryindustry are involved with many activities such as capturing, processing and marketing of the fishes. Most of the work isdone manually which put the workers at risks to musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs). These are health hazards that affectthe nerves, tendons, muscles, and supporting structures such as inter vertebral discs. However, the occurrence or thedegree of severity of MSDs on the workers has never been investigated. A preliminary investigation to identify theergonomics risk factors among the workers in the fishery industry has been conducted. The location chosen for thisstudy was at a jetty where fishing boats arrived and the fishes were loaded onshore. Various task were conducted andthese tasks pose some ergonomic risks. PLIBEL checklist questionnaires were used on forty workers at the jetty andobservations of the tasks performed were made. A survey was done on the body posture, working habits and activitiesof the workers. The results from the PLIBEL checklist showed that the upper back, hands/wrists and ankles/feet were atgreater risks of developing into MSDs compared to the other body parts. REBA analysis was used to evaluate thepostural risks of the workers on five tasks. The REBA analysis showed that some of the work postures posed greaterrisks of MSDs to the workers with REBA scores between seven and eleven. This indicated that the job has to beออกแบบใหม่สำหรับงานปลอดภัย มีสุขภาพดี และสะดวกสบายมากขึ้นกับผู้ปฏิบัติงาน
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