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The Immediate and Underlying Causes of Occupational Accidents and Illnesses in the Malaysian Housing Construction Industry in Pulau Pinang.

The Immediate and Underlying Causes of Occupational Accidents and Illnesses in the Malaysian Housing Construction Industry in Pulau Pinang

Mohd Hafiidz Jaafar1*, Kadir Arifin2, Kadaruddin Aiyub2, Mohamad Shaharudin Samsurijan3, Widad Fadhullah1 and Mohamad Firdaus Bin Samsudin3

School of Industrial Technology, Universiti Sains Malaysia, 11800 Pulau Pinang, Malaysia1

Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Selangor, Malaysia2

School of Social Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, 11800 Pulau Pinang, Malaysia3

mhafiidz@usm.my

 

Page 97 – 117   |   Vol. 8 No. 1 2023   |    Available online on 30 Jun 2023

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Abstract

Malaysian economy depends heavily on the contribution of the construction industry. This sector contributes to high occupational fatalities in Malaysia. Immediate (human and worksite) and underlying (management and external) causes contribute to occupational accidents and illnesses. The study’s main aim is to analyse local construction personnel’s perspective on the causes (immediate and underlying) of Malaysian construction accidents and illnesses. 13 housing projects were selected in Pulau Pinang. A survey questionnaire supported by in-depth interviews was conducted. The immediate causes comprising human and worksite elements were perceived as most significant, with mean values of 3.45 and 3.58, respectively. Significant correlations between the two-level of causes (immediate and underlying) are registered in the study. The effect on construction accidents and illnesses derived from underlying causes is not as obvious as the impact of human and worksite elements.

Keywords

Construction safety; safety risk assessment; safety management

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The Suitability of Ergonomics Risk Assessments for Above-Shoulder Reaching of High Shelf Binning Process: Application of Marker-Based Motion Capture.

The Suitability of Ergonomics Risk Assessments for Above-Shoulder Reaching of High Shelf Binning Process: Application of Marker-Based Motion Capture

Gan Xie Li1, Mohd Hafiidz Jaafar1*, Ahmad Sufril Azlan Mohamed2, Nur Zaidi Azraai3 and Norhaniza Amil1

School of Industrial Technology, Universiti Sains Malaysia, 11800 Penang, Malaysia1

School of Computer Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, 11800 Penang, Malaysia2

School of Arts, Universiti Sains Malaysia, 11800 Penang, Malaysia3

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Page 80 – 96   |   Vol. 8 No. 1 2023   |    Available online on 30 Jun 2023

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Introduction: The selection of suitable ergonomics risk assessments (ERA) is significant in producing significant results. The study’s main objective is to analyse the suitability of ERA methods for evaluating the risk level of above-shoulder reaching during the HS binning process through the application of marker-based motion capture. Materials and Methods: Methods selected for this study are RULA, REBA, NERPA, MAC, QEC and RNLE. Three participants were chosen to wear a Mocap suit with 25 markers placed on joints and rigs. The participants performed above-shoulder reaching with a load of 2.1 kg at 2.05 m height. RULA is acting as a basis for comparison for this study. Result: RULA rated the posture majority (66.67%) as “high risk”. Conclusion: Based on the Mann-Whitney U Test, RULA, REBA, and NERPA proved that they are suitable for evaluating above-shoulder reaching during the HS binning process.

Keywords

Occupational ergonomics, safety risk assessment, manual material handling, safety management, motion capture.

Acknowledgement

The Universiti Sains Malaysia supported this work under the Bridging Grant with reference number 304.PTEKIND.6316497. The Ministry of Higher Education is also supporting the work through Fundamental Research Grant Scheme with reference number 203/PTEKIND/6711821.

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