Ergonomics and Noise Hazard at Wood Based Furniture Industry
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Ergonomics, noise hazard, furniture industry, RULA, REBAAbstract
The paper underlines the initial work that is aimed at investigating the critical process and work-related symptoms that contribute to ergonomic and noise hazard furniture production industry. The effectiveness of the current existing control measures are also identified. Furniture industry is a manufacturing industry that employs a large workforce. There are many cases of occupational health diseases reported in 2016 from the manufacturing sector in Malaysia. The highest diseases reported are noise-induced hearing loss and musculoskeletal disorders. Therefore, in this project, the focus is on the ergonomic and noise hazards in the furniture industry in Malaysia. The project will be done by using three methodologies. The methodologies are four sections questionnaire or survey, direct observation using RULA and REBA, and direct measurement to measure the noise exposure level in the working place.References
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