ANALISIS DAN PERANCANGAN MATERIAL HANDLING DENGAN PERHITUNGAN NIOSH LIFTING EQUATION SINGLE TASK

Revised NIOSH Lifting Equation (RNLE) merupakan sebuah aplikasi yang dibuat oleh National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) yang merupakan sebuah institusi di Amerika yang mengembangkan perangkat penilaian dalam bidang keselamatan dan kesehatan kerja. Salah satu aplikasi yang dikembangkan dinamakan Revised NIOSH Lifting Equation Single Task yang digunakan untuk menguji aktifitas pemindahan barang tanpa perpindahan posisi kaki. Aplikasi yang dibangun akan memberikan penilaian terhadap sistem kerja yang dilakukan oleh seorang pekerja. Salah satu hasil perhitungan dari aplikasi tersebut adalah nilai Lifting Index (LI) yang menyatakan tingkat resiko pekerjaan. Aplikasi RNLE dikembangkan dengan dasar program Microsoft Office Excel. Rumus perhitungan untuk mendapatkan nilai LI dan parameter yang diperlukan disediakan oleh NIOSH dan dapat dipelajari. Penelitian ini mengembangkan rekomendasi perbaikan sistem kerja pada aplikasi RNLE dengan menggunakan program Microsoft Office Excel. Rekomendasi perbaikan yang diutamakan adalah posisi awal benda dan posisi akhir yang sebaiknya diatur sedemikian sehingga mengoptimalkan kemampuan pekerja. Cara optimalisasi yang bisa dilakukan dengan merubah salah satu nilai parameter masukkan tanpa merubah nilai yang lainnya.

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Analysis of Vertical Multiplier on Revised National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) Lifting Equation for Male Workers in Indonesia Industry

Advanced Engineering Forum ◽

10.4028/www.scientific.net/aef.10.236 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 10 ◽

pp. 236-242 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Erlinda Muslim ◽

Aisyah Iadha Nuraini ◽

Maya Arlini Puspasari

Keyword(s):

Material Handling ◽

Occupational Safety ◽

Developed Countries ◽

Occupational Safety And Health ◽

Low Back ◽

Manual Material Handling ◽

Safety And Health ◽

Worldwide Phenomenon ◽

Niosh Lifting Equation ◽

Male Workers

Manual Material Handling (MMH) is a risky activity that causes low back pain and has become a worldwide phenomenon, not only in developed countries, but also occur in developing countries. One effort to reduce the injury caused by MMH is the Reccomended Weight Limit (RWL) equation, published by NIOSH. However, NIOSH equation is more tested and researched in European and America. Therefore, it is necessary adjustment for Indonesia people. In this paper, the author analyze the vertical multiplier factor in NIOSH equation for male workers in Indonesia. Multiplier factor is assessed using three criterias. There are biomechanics, physiology, and psychophysical. The result of this study is form of vertical multiplier equation, i.e VM = 1 - 0.0310083 (68-V) and VM = 1 - 0.00708215 (68-V) for an elevation below the knuckle.

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Strategic Development of Responsible Warehousing with Safety Partnership

Innovative Solutions for Implementing Global Supply Chains in Emerging Markets - Advances in Logistics, Operations, and Management Science ◽

10.4018/978-1-4666-9795-9.ch014 ◽

2016 ◽

pp. 203-211

Author(s):

Lilis Surienty ◽

Hui-Nee Auyong ◽

Suhaiza Zailani

Keyword(s):

Management System ◽

Material Handling ◽

Information Dissemination ◽

Occupational Safety ◽

Safety Management ◽

Occupational Safety And Health ◽

Safety Management System ◽

Employee Safety ◽

Safety And Health ◽

Safety Behaviour

Occupational safety and health (OSH) issues have become a major concern to many corporations in Malaysia since the enactment of the Occupational Safety and Health Act 1994. While safety management system has been researched, only limited literatures have given attention to warehousing. The development of effective partnerships between customers and vendors to identify opportunities for enhancing safety management system. Employee safety behaviour in the workplace is crucial in approaching towards safety compliance and safety performance indicators. The main objective was to test the safety behaviour of the workers. Data were collected throughout the warehousing processes of a multinational electronics manufacturer in Malaysia. A questionnaire has been filled-up by the warehousing employees. This study proposes the theory of planned behaviour were to explain the linkage between customer - vendor partnership and safety behaviour. Respondents were questioned partnership with its customers to systematically improve safety behaviour. Usually most of the occupational accident or disease took place in the material handling operations and activities with cargo interface. The findings of this study show that customer-vendor partnership has a significant and positive relationship on safety behaviour. This approach to be examined for improved safety ownership and the possibility that enhancements would become an essential part of the vendor's processes, systems, and culture. This customer-vendor partnership approach will develop safety improvements for next heights of success. SPSS was applied for processing the data. It was found that information dissemination and collaboration with the client are important. Employees should participate in the safety program as required by the clients so as to obtain the merits of high performance workforce.

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An Ergonomic Assessment of Hospital Linen Bag Handling

NEW SOLUTIONS A Journal of Environmental and Occupational Health Policy ◽

10.1177/1048291117710783 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 27 (2) ◽

pp. 210-224 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Erin Teeple ◽

Jack T. Dennerlein ◽

Dean Hashimoto ◽

Luis A. Soto ◽

Elena Losina ◽

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Keyword(s):

Occupational Safety ◽

The Body ◽

Joint Commission ◽

Occupational Safety And Health ◽

Hospital Waste ◽

Safety Standards ◽

Accreditation Standards ◽

Safety And Health ◽

Niosh Lifting Equation ◽

Container Capacity

The Joint Commission provides accreditation standards for staging hospital waste, but there are no federal lifting safety standards for linen bags. We evaluated hospital laundry bag lifting using the Revised National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) Lifting Equation. We hypothesized that the permitted 32-gallon linen container capacity might allow filling to weights above our calculated Recommended Weight Limit (RWL) for some lifting positions and contents. We found that 30- and 40-gallon bags filled with loose dry linen had predicted weights within estimated RWLs only for lifts close to the body. Thirty- and 40-gallon bags filled more than halfway with dry compact linen had predicted weights above estimated RWLs for all lifting positions. Thirty- and 40-gallon bags filled with wet compact linen exceeded estimated RWLs for all positions when less than one-quarter full. Bag volume and filling controls may be considered to ensure linen bags are not excessively heavy.

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