Evaluation of workplace ergonomics practices, body parts affected by WMSDs and associated risk factors: a case study Article

Abstract

Ergonomics programs play an important role to provide proper working condition and, healthy working environment to the workers. This article focuses on assessment of the level of workplace ergonomic practices, identifying of different body parts affected by risk factors and identifying possible work activities that caused the body part injuries. Questionnaires related with the level of workplace ergonomics practices were coded into SPSS. The result depicted the average response for management support on implementation of workplace ergonomics and behavioral components of workplace ergonomics turns to neutral and the average response of physical components of workplace ergonomics and managements level of awareness of workplace ergonomics lied below neutral. Regarding the three risk factors the most affected body part is lower back and work activities caused WMSDs on body parts have been identified. Finally, concluded that workplace ergonomic practices in the case company was not satisfactory and further improvement of the workplace ergonomics practices should be done.