Radio frequency identification (RFID) and database- based attendance management system

Effective record and management of students and staff attendance of academic and non academic activities/events are vital for the smooth functioning of the educational system. This is still a difficult task in most institutions, particularly in Nigeria with a large number of staff and students attending different academic and non-academic functions. This is even more difficult to manage when the traditional method of paper and pen is used to record attendance, prone to errors, and in most cases lack integrity due to manual handling of the record. Electronics and Information Communications Technologies (ICT) can be deployed to help mitigate these problems and improve reliability, ease, speed, efficiency, effectiveness, and integrity of recording and managing attendance. In this work, we used Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) and database management to provide an alternative solution that addresses issues of objects (humans and non-humans) authentication, authorization, and record management with high accuracy, reliability, and integrity using RFID-Arduino technology. The system works by reading staff’s and/or student’s details stored in a unique RF tag wirelessly through theRF reader and then matched and stored the record in the system’s database. Attendancemarking was achieved by matching the scanned ID with the database record. The system was successfully implemented and tested with 10 students and staff participants with the feature of exporting the records into excel format for statistical analysis and performance evaluation.

Design of the automatic doffing car for the single-side small cloth roll

Aiming at the problems of high labor intensity and low work efficiency in manual handling of cloth rolls in domestic weaving workshops, this paper designs an automatic cloth drop car device. The device mainly includes a transmission device and a cloth dropping structure. The transmission device includes shafts and other related parts. The cloth dropping mechanism is composed of a frame, rollers and connecting rods. The cooperation between the mechanisms is used to complete a series of movements such as cloth dropping and transfer. And the finite element analysis of the cloth roller hook shows that the cloth drop mechanism is safe and reliable.

Manual handling of heavy loads and low back pain among different occupational groups: results of the 2018 BIBB/BAuA employment survey

Background In Germany and other European countries, many occupations still involve manual handling of loads (MHL), an activity that puts the musculoskeletal system at risk of low back pain (LBP). This study aims to describe the current prevalence of MHL in different occupational groups stratified by gender in Germany, the association between MHL and LBP and the adjusted prevalence of LBP in different respond-categories of MHL. Methods Data was collected in telephone interviews conducted as part of the 2018 BIBB/BAuA Employment Survey, which covers work-related topics like working conditions, education, health status and job satisfaction. The analyses were limited to full-time workers (> 35 h/week) aged between 15 and 67. The frequency of MHL was analysed descriptively. BLOSSFELD classification was used to group the participants in occupational categories. The analysis of the association between MHL and the prevalence of LBP over the last 12 months was based on robust log-linear Poisson regression that results in prevalence ratios (PR). The main regression model was adjusted for gender, age, working hours, and working conditions. Adjusted estimates for the prevalence of LBP were calculated based on regression analysis. Results The sample consists of n = 14,331 participants (men: n = 8828, 61.6%; women: n = 5503, 38.4%; median age 49 years). Of these, 52.8% say they were exposed to MHL at work. MHL is most common in agricultural occupations, skilled and unskilled occupations. In the regression model, participants who said they were “often” exposed to MHL reported more frequently LBP than those participants who said they were “never” exposed to MHL. The PR as estimate for the association is 1.41 (95%CI [1.32; 1.49]). Postestimation of the prevalence of LBP began with 47.3% (95%CI [43.8%; 51.1%]) for participants who said they were “never” exposed to MHL and rose to 66.5% (95%CI [62.4%; 71.0%]) for participants who indicated they were “often” exposed to MHL. Conclusions The 2018 BIBB/BAuA Employment Survey emphasizes that MHL is still common in the German workforce and shows a significant association to LBP. Prevention policies for avoiding MHL remain vital.

Good practice and safety

This introductory chapter is intended to emphasise the importance of two fundamental duties: the anaesthetist looking after the patient, and the anaesthetist looking after themselves. Looking after the patient requires building a culture of good practice, and encompasses perioperative safety, the causes of complications, briefing and debriefing, documentation, drug safety, vigilance and crisis management, handling of serious events, and evidence-based medicine. Self-care encompasses resilience, recognition of fatigue and burnout, mental health issues among anaesthetists, working while pregnant, personal protective equipment, manual handling, and dealing with a complaint.

PENGAPLIKASIAN JOB SAFETY ANALYSIS (JSA) DAN METODE RAPID UPPER LIMB ASSESSMENT (RULA) PADA PEKERJAAN MANUAL HANDLING

Manual Handling is the process of lifting, moving, placing, pushing, pulling, sliding, and supporting loads with the hands and body. There are 5 work processes at PT. Aura Mandiri Sejahtera still manually which is identified as an ergonomic hazard due to a mismatch between the tool or machine and the posture of the workers. The 5 work processes are the Stone Retrieval Process, the Stone Collection Process, the Stone Lifting Process to the Car Body, the Sand Extraction Process, and the Sand Lifting Process to the Car Body. The purpose of this study was to identify the hazards of manual handling work using JSA and to assess the risks of manual handling work using the RULA method at PT. Aura Mandiri Sejahtera. This type of research is a qualitative descriptive research was conducted from February to August 2021 at PT. Aura Mandiri Sejahtera. The results showed that from 5 manual handling work processes at PT. Aura Mandiri Sejahtera there are 5 ergonomic hazards identified using JSA and when a work risk assessment is carried out using the RULA method, it is found 4 work process with a score of 7 that means efforts must be made to change the work process immediately. for change efforts are expected to the leadership of PT. Aura Mandiri Sejahtera carries out work risk control by modifying work tools in the form of providing or replacing work equipment in accordance with the worker's body posture

THE EFFECT OF INTERVENTION PROGRAMS ON HOW TO WORK COMPLAINTS IN MECHANICAL WORKERS IN HEAVY EQUIPMENT COMPANIES

ABSTRACTLow back pain (LBP) is experienced by almost everyone during his life, and data in Indonesia ranged from 3-17% based on hospital records. LBP can occur due to awkward body postures and manual handling during working and need intervention to reduce complaints. This study to know intervention to reduce risk at ergonomic can induce LBP. This study uses a quasi-experimental design using control with a sample of 35 in each group. The intervention program monitoring was carried out by the SHE team at the work site based on conducting weekly observations regarding workers doing awkward work postures and manual handling activities and ensuring that mechanical workers receive ergonomics training. After one year of the intervention program, the data collection was carried out using a questionnaire to find out the changes in the length of the squat position, bending position, and manual handling activities in both groups. Significant differences between the two groups were obtained in the long work category with squat posture with p-value <0,001, bent posture with p-value 0.001, and a non-significant difference were found in the manual handling category with a p-value of 0.614. The intervention program can change manual handling in the intervention group 3.6 times at work duration more than 1 hour in a squatting position and decrease in the length of bending position more 1 hour by 1.4 times compared to control. Keywords: ergonomic training, squatting position, bending position, manual handling.

PENGARUH MANUAL HANDLING TERHADAP KELUHAN MUSCULOSKELETAL DISORDERS PADA PEKERJA ANGKAT ANGKUT DI CV. AMANAH TRANSPORT

Penangan material secara manual dengan mengandalkan tenaga manusia sangat memungkinkan munculnya permasalahan keselamatan dan kesehatan kerja, mengingat kapasitas manusia dalam melakukan suatu pekerjaan sangat terbatas. Tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah untuk mengetahui pengaruh manual handling terhadap keluhan musculoskeletal disorders pada pekerja angkat angkut di CV. Amanah Transport. Penelitian ini menggunakan jenis penelitian kuantitatif, metode survey analitik dengan pendekatan penelitian cross sectional. Sampel dalam penelitian ini sejumlah 31 orang responden yaitu pekerja angkat angkut di CV. Amanah Transport. Teknik sampling pada penelitian ini adalah total sampling. Hasil penelitian ini menggunakan analisis uji chi-square diperoleh variabel bebas dan terikat memeiliki pengaruh (ρ=0,000) dimana nilai ρ value lebih kecil dari α (α = 0,05). Berdasarkan hasil tersebut dapat disimpulan bahwa ada pengaruh manual handling terhadap keluhan musculoskeletal disorders pada pekerja angkat angkut di CV. Amanah Transport. Adapun saran kepada pemilik usaha agar menyediakan alat kerja yang ergonomi untuk pekerja pada saat mengangkat beban berat dan untuk peneliti melakukan re design alat kerja.