Ayman ALBEELI, Shamsul Bahri Mohd TAMRIN, Ng Yee GUAN, Karmegam KARUPPIAH
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Body Symptom Survey (BOSS) Questionnaire for Analysis of Musculoskeletal Symptoms in Industry
C. D. M. ASYRAF1, *, M. N. A. RAHMAN2, R. M. ZEIN3, HARI KRISHNAN. T. S.4, J. MD SAH1
1 School of Manufacturing Engineering, Universiti Malaysia Perlis, Kampus Pauh Putra, 02600 Arau, Perlis, Malaysia.
2 Department of Manufacturing and Industrial Engineering, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and Manufacturing, Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia (UTHM), 86400 Batu Pahat, Johor, Malaysia.
3 National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health, Lot 1, Jalan 15/1, Section 15, 43650 Bandar Baru Bangi, Selangor, Malaysia.
4 Faculty of Safety and Health, Cyberjaya University College of Medical Science, Cyberjaya, Selangor, Malaysia.
*Corresponding Author: asyraf@unimap.edu.my
Page 65 – 70 | Vol. 8 No. 1 2023 | Available online on 30 Jun 2023
Abstract
This paper presented survey questionnaire for analysis of musculoskeletal symptom called Body Symptom Survey (BOSS) Questionnaire suitable for industrial applications. The survey can be performed through self-administered or through interviews. Similar to other musculoskeletal questionnaires, the main purpose of the questionnaire is to serve as a screening tool to identify a body parts symptoms related to musculoskeletal disorders in ergonomics context. The two main focus of the questionnaires are the frequency and the severity of the symptom of complaints by the worker. Structure and instruction on usage of BOSS Questionnaire are presented. Example of case study using BOSS questionnaire among 60 workers at manufacturing industry are included in this study.
Keywords
MSQ, Body Symptom Survey
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