Although it is known that ergonomics can contribute
immensely to productivity improvements, the
ergonomics approach is still not an accepted discipline
in many industrially developing countries (IDCs)
struggling to increase productivity. They think that
ergonomics is expenditure rather than investment
(O’Neill, 2000; Sen, 1984, 1998). It is obvious that
Malaysia too is striving to acquire advanced and high
performance technologies to sustain a competitive