
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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Abstract
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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Human Factors & Ergonomics Journal (HFEJ), eISSN: 2590-3705 is the official Journal of Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Malaysia. The journal is published on a biannual basis. HFEJ aims to address current research in the field of Ergonomics in addition to the broad coverage of cognitive ergonomics, user experience, physical ergonomics and others such as transportation, industrial design and industrial engineering. HFEJ is a member of, and subscribes to the principles of the COPE (Committee on Publication Ethics), as such we only accept original work.