scholarly journals USULAN PERANCANGAN ALAT BANTU UNTUK MENGURANGI RISIKO CEDERA MUSCULOSKELETAL PADA PEKERJA DI CV. XYZ

2018 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-9
Author(s):  
Armijal Armijal ◽  
Dini Wahyuni ◽  
Mangara Tambunan
Keyword(s):  
Research Finding ◽  
Screen Printing ◽  
Working Condition ◽  
Body Posture ◽  
Working Environment ◽  
Risk Level ◽  
Entire Body ◽  
Manual Task ◽  
Working Environments ◽  
Film Making

Workers involving in a manual task (e.g. lifting, pushing, pulling, etc.) are subject to a musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) risk. The risk is even worse should the workers are not working in a good body posture while facilities and working environment are not ergonomically designed. Thus, it becomes significant for the workers to have a normal body posture while performing tasks. In addition, they also should be equipped with facilities and working environments that are ergonomically designed. CV. XYZ is a garment industry which produces apparels and other clothes. CV. XYZ has several work stations, and one of them is a film-making (screen printing) station. There are 20 work elements in this station, where all of them are a manual task. This research aims to investigate and evaluate over working condition, facilities and working environment at film-making station which later will be quantified into MSDs risk level. For this purpose, this research will employ Rapid Entire Body Analysis (REBA) to measure MSDs risk of the worker in this station. From this evaluation, it will suggest a creation of ergonomic aid tools which aims to reduce the risk of MSDs level. Those aid tools are a desk, a chair and a lorry that are designed by considering body posture and anthropometry principles. A simulation analyisis will be performed by using a mannequin pro software so that the comparison of the MSDs risk level prior and after the improvement can be obtained. Research finding shows that after implementing the suggested solution, 15 out of 20 work elements show a reduction of REBA score, and lowering the risk of MSDs.

scholarly journals Pemetaan Ergonomi pada Proses Pembuatan Batik

2018 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 65
Author(s):  
Rofiatun Rofiatun ◽  
Mubasysyir Hasanbasri
Keyword(s):  
Occupational Safety ◽  
Health Workers ◽  
Working Hours ◽  
Working Environment ◽  
Risk Level ◽  
Entire Body ◽  
Standard Work ◽  
Environment And Health ◽  
Work Posture ◽  
Ergonomic Risk

The use of non-standard work equipment, inadequate working environment, and health conditions that are poorly monitored by health services are a problem experienced by workers in the informal sector. Ergonomic risks arising from faulty work positions, unsafe workplaces and low knowledge of occupational safety and health. The process of making batik done manually, with long working hours and work postures that are not safe and comfortable. This study aimed to analyze the work posture with the level of ergonomic risk in the batik home-based  worker as well as preventive and promotive efforts made by health workers. The research was conducted qualitatively, with in-depth interview method and observation. Triangulation is done to obtain objective information. The ergonomic risk level analysis is done using the Rapid Entire Body Assessment (REBA) method. measurement of work posture done in batik making process obtained REBA score as follows, score 2-4 for waxing or nyanthing, score 7 for coloring process, score 4 and 8 for rinsing process and score 5 for process wax release. Ergonomic risk in the process of batik in the category of medium, medium category for colouring, medium and high category for rinsing process, and medium category for wax release, and still low preventive and promotive efforts made by health workers.

Serum of 8-OHdG as a potential biomarker of oxidative DNA damage in workers exposed to harmful working environments

2020 ◽  
pp. 783-783
Author(s):  
I. A. Umnyagina ◽  
L. A. Strakhova ◽  
T. V. Blinova
Keyword(s):  
Oxidative Stress ◽  
Dna Damage ◽  
Blood Serum ◽  
Oxidative Dna Damage ◽  
Working Environment ◽  
Working Environments ◽  
Potential Biomarker ◽  
High Level ◽  
Damage Marker

In the blood serum of 70% individuals exposed to harmful factors of the working environment, a high level of oxidative stress and the DNA damage marker 8-Hydroxy-2’-Deoxyguanosine (8-OHdG) were detected.

scholarly journals New Challenges Regarding the Intervention of Musculoskeletal Risk in Truck Service Garages

2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 181
Author(s):  
Coral Oliver Hernández ◽  
Shimeng Li ◽  
María José Aguado Benedí ◽  
Inmaculada Mateo Rodríguez
Keyword(s):  
Musculoskeletal Disorders ◽  
Initial Assessment ◽  
Risk Level ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Entire Body ◽  
Course Of Action ◽  
Postural Load ◽  
Rapid Entire Body Assessment ◽  
Experimental Group ◽  
Postural Training

Background: The automotive industry is heavily affected by sick leaves caused by the handling of loads and using postures that produce musculoskeletal disorders. Research is needed to analyse their causes and find possible solutions to eliminate or mitigate these risks. Objective: Our objective was to analyse the level of musculoskeletal risk in the different work tasks performed by truck and bus mechanics. Our intention is also to analyse whether postural training and feedback can help reduce risk. Methods: The rapid entire body assessment (REBA) was used to assess the postures performed by 35 mechanics from eight branches throughout Spain. The participants were subsequently divided randomly into two groups (experimental group and control group). The experimental group (EG) was given training and feedback on their postures and the control group (CG) was not offered any type of intervention. A few months after the initial assessment, their postural load in the usual tasks was re-evaluated. Results: An overall average REBA Score: 10.49 ± 1.33. The main risk was found in the trunk and arms with sustained above-the-head postures. EG’s second results are significantly improved compared to the first (p = 0.026 *). Conclusions: These jobs have a high-risk level of musculoskeletal disorders. The course of action presented with postural training and feedback has shown satisfactory results. Nevertheless, given the size of the sample, further research will be needed to delve deeper into this possibility as a future line of intervention.

scholarly journals Co-creating Positive Working Environments: a meta mediation perspective

2015 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 298-307
Keyword(s):  
Conflict Management ◽  
Organizational Performance ◽  
Work Environment ◽  
Working Environment ◽  
Self Determination ◽  
Management Systems ◽  
Working Relationships ◽  
Ethical Considerations ◽  
Working Environments

This article is a practitioner reflection on taking a meta mediation perspective on working with two organizations in co-creating a positive and constructive working environment. This perspective is grounded in the theoretical framework of strategic conflict management systems. The approach taken is to consider a specific process for engaging with organizations by looking at the two case study organizations – one small and growing, the other medium-sized and resource-constrained. The reflection first considers the antecedents for both organizations in engaging in this way. It then sets out the process for whole organization engagement through dialogue. The outcomes for each organization are then shared. The conclusion reached is that both organizations benefited from the engagement in terms of improvements in work environment, working relationships, conflict competence and organizational performance. Some of the ethical considerations for mediators working with organizations in this way are reflected on including neutrality and impartiality, confidentiality and self determination.

Cooling System for Field Service Clothes Pt. Pln Persero based on Arduino Nano

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 121-130
Author(s):  
Septian Hadi Wirdyanto
Keyword(s):  
Cooling System ◽  
Working Environment ◽  
Whole Body ◽  
Design System ◽  
Entire Body ◽  
Transmission Tower ◽  
Excessive Sweating ◽  
Field Service ◽  
Environment Temperature ◽  
The Republic

Work clothing is a type of clothing that is used specifically by a company or agency to perform a job for the benefit of the company. One of them is the work clothes worn by the substation and transmission maintenance team of PT. PLN (PERSERO). In the design and uniform provisions for transmission substation maintenance teams have been regulated in the Regulation of the Minister of Manpower and Transmigration of the Republic of Indonesia Number Per.08 / Men / Vii / 2010 concerning Personal Protective Equipment. The whole body must be covered by work clothes, SNI standard worker helmets, gloves and shoes. The entire body of the maintenance team must be protected to create security in carrying out the work of securing the area around the substation and transmission tower. In carrying out the work of substation and transmission maintenance teams are often exposed to direct sunlight. So that the maintenance team often feels stifling when working in a high enough ambient temperature, coupled with the uniform covering the whole body causes discomfort to the substation maintenance team and transmission due to excessive sweating. Meanwhile, work clothes that cover the whole body are an obligation for the safety of workers. From this research, the results of the cooling system for the field service for the maintenance team of PT. PLN PERSERO Based on Arduino Nano. The system design in the program uses the C programming language with Arduino software.The idea is to execute the design system, using the ATMega 328p microcontroller as a design control system with a DHT 11 sensor as a temperature sensor which will then activate the cooling fan as a cooling system and the buzzer as an indicator of high working environment temperature. Design system performance supported by 18650 battery power source.

Entrepreneurship and Innovation in Lebanese Healthcare

2017 ◽  
pp. 208-220
Author(s):  
Johnny Chalita Chaanine
Keyword(s):  
Employee Performance ◽  
Working Life ◽  
Working Environment ◽  
Historical Background ◽  
Healthcare Industry ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Life Conditions ◽  
Working Environments ◽  
Entrepreneurial Factors

In a world that is swiftly evolving, working life conditions are continuously changing too; this chapter will deal with changing environment and its impact on our lives; it will cover the historical background of healthcare in Lebanon, the entrepreneurial factors affecting the Lebanese hospitals stressing on the working life needs especially the skills needed to learn new things which will provide a better ability to adapt to changing working environments. This chapter also stresses on the role of core competences among entrepreneurs in special fields of social and health care. The healthcare industry has experienced a worldwide growth and proliferation of innovation aimed at improving our lives, its quality and providing better treatment in addition to creating a good working environment enhancing employee performance and self-satisfaction.

Complexity Factors in Networked and Virtual Working Environments

2010 ◽  
pp. 1346-1354
Author(s):  
Juha Kettunen ◽  
Ari Putkonen ◽  
Ursula Hyrkkänen
Keyword(s):  
Applied Sciences ◽  
Working Conditions ◽  
Virtual Work ◽  
Working Environment ◽  
Data Networks ◽  
Working Environments ◽  
Cultural Spaces ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
Ict Tools ◽  
The One

Working environments are changing from the traditional model. An increasing amount of work takes place in networked and virtual environments which are not tied to one place and time. The work environment is defined “virtual,” when the employee uses information and communication technology (ICT) for collaboration (Vartiainen, 2006). The planning of working conditions becomes challenging task for managers and ICT tool developers, because there is a lack of understanding the consequences of emerging virtual work. The capacity of workers to percept and process information is burdened with the complexity and high demands of working life. Knowledge of the complexity factors of the overall work system is essential for an in depth understanding of human working capabilities and limitations (Kleiner, 2006). The complexity of work is usually considered as a factor related to the task. At the one end the task is creative and demanding and at the other end it is simple and routine-like. The expanded complexity concept also takes into account the working environment that can be different combinations of physical, virtual, social and cultural spaces. The purpose of this article is to present a framework to analyse the complexity factors in networked and virtual working environments. The approach developed in this article is intended to be generic in order to be applicable to various kinds of organisations and networks for the purpose of management. It is important that the working conditions of workers can be planned in advance to provide workers with appropriate ICT tools and data networks to enable efficient cooperation in networks in a way that the workload can be limited to a sustainable level. The described framework is assessed using the case of the Turku University of Applied Sciences (TUAS).

Greek hospital environments

2019 ◽  
Vol 32 (3) ◽  
pp. 645-652
Author(s):  
Kalliopi Brofidi ◽  
Konstantinos Vlasiadis ◽  
Anastas Philalithis
Keyword(s):  
Care Quality ◽  
Public Hospitals ◽  
Working Environment ◽  
Nurse Satisfaction ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Work Settings ◽  
Working Environments ◽  
Hospital Environments ◽  
Greek Hospital ◽  
Medical Wards

Purpose The purpose of this paper is three-fold: first, to assess nurse satisfaction levels with working environment (known as favourability) in five Greek public hospitals using the practice environment scale (PES); second, to compare perceptions among nurses employed in surgical and medical departments; and third, to examine relationships between perceptions and nurse educational level and experience. Design/methodology/approach In total, 532 nurses from five major public hospitals in Greece completed the PES. Descriptive statistics, t-tests and Spearman correlations were employed to analyse the data. Findings Nurses perceived their work settings as unfavourable in all five hospitals, with collegial nurse–physician relations emerging as the only positive factor. Compared to medical wards, surgical departments emerged as slightly more positive working environments. Work department notwithstanding, in some cases, education and experience levels affected their perceptions on management, poor care quality, limited nurse involvement in hospital affairs and nursing shortage. Practical implications Hospital managers do not provide sufficient support for Greek nurses in their working environments. Originality/value The authors attempted to evaluate nursing practice environments in Greek hospitals, viewed from nurse perspectives. The authors identified insufficient support for nurses’ working in these hospitals.

scholarly journals Risk and Exposure of Musculoskeletal Disorders among Dental Surgeons Working in Dhaka City

2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 3-7
Author(s):  
Nihar Sultana ◽  
Md Anower Hussain Mian ◽  
Md Golam Rubby
Keyword(s):  
Data Collection ◽  
Musculoskeletal Disorders ◽  
Musculoskeletal Symptoms ◽  
Risk Level ◽  
Exposure Level ◽  
Entire Body ◽  
Strong Positive Correlation ◽  
Dhaka City ◽  
High Exposure ◽  
Dental Professionals

Background: Musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) are the most important occupational health problems particularly in dental professionals. Dentists are among the workers who are more often susceptible to this disorder, as because their work includes risk factors that may lead to this disorder. The study aims to determine the prevalence of MSDs among dental surgeons , also the risk and exposure of this disorder by assessing job postures and the correlation between them. Methods : This cross sectional study was conducted among purposively selected 86 dental surgeons working in eight different tertiary level public and private hospitals in Dhaka city. A structured questionnaire was used for data collection, where Nordic Musculoskeletal Questionnaire(NMQ) used which records the prevalence of MSDs in terms of musculoskeletal symptoms and to assess the risk and exposure of MSDs, Rapid Entire Body Assessment (REBA) score sheet, Quick Exposure Check (QEC) have been used respectively by 10- 15 minutes observing each study subject during different dental operating procedures. After data collection analysis of data was performed by using SPSS software (Version 22). Results : More than 63 % and 47 % of the participants reported pain and discomfort in at least one body region in the last 12 months and the last 7 days respectively. The major affected part was neck, followed by lower back, shoulders and hands / wrists. In different field of specialization among the study subjects musculoskeletal symptoms were highest in oral and maxillofacial surgeons followed by general practitioners, orthodontists, endodontists, prosthodontists. The exposure assessment (QEC) showed that a small percentage (22.1%) have acceptable exposure, where 30.2%, 47.7% had medium exposure and high exposure respectively. Whereas the risk assessment (REBA) showed that 59.3% of the participants were in medium risk group that necessitates further investigation and needs to implement change. Pearson’s correlation test indicated that there is a strong positive correlation between the current exposure and the risk (r = 0.832) and the relationship between exposure and risk of MSDs was found to be highly significant as p < 0.01. Highly significant association found between risk level according to REBA score and the exposure level according to QEC score with MSDs ( as p value < .01). Conclusion: This study concludes that high prevalence of MSDs and high risk levels as well as exposure levels according to REBA and QEC, suggest inappropriate and incorrect ergonomic postural habits existing among the dental surgeons which necessitates further investigation and attention on this issue to combat with this disorder among dental professionals. Update Dent. Coll. j: 2019; 9 (1): 3-7

Negotiation in Collaborative Working Environment for the Next Generation of Product Design

2015 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carlos Coutinho ◽  
Adina Cretan ◽  
Carlos Agostinho ◽  
Ricardo Jardim-Goncalves
Keyword(s):  
Small And Medium Enterprises ◽  
Working Environment ◽  
European Research ◽  
Collaborative Manufacturing ◽  
Industrial Companies ◽  
Working Environments ◽  
Collaborative Working ◽  
Medium Enterprises ◽  
Manufacturing Environments ◽  
Collaborative Working Environment

Negotiation in collaborative manufacturing environments drive new ways to perform interoperability between industrial companies. The networks of SMEs are a novel segment in a highly competitive area, supported by numerous partners and applications which need to collaborate and to be interoperable. Particularly, the subcontracted small and medium enterprises (SMEs) need to be flexible towards the changes that are imposed by the major contractors, doing so at the lowest cost. This paper proposes a framework which advocates negotiations as a pillar mechanism to support innovation during the development of services in industrial collaborative working environments, and reflects the results of the European research project H2020 C2NET.

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