Muscular Discomfort and Ergonomic Risk Among Rubber Plant Farmers
Keywords:
Muscular discomfort, Ergonomic risk, FarmerAbstract
Rubber farmers are characterized by long periods of repetitive movements and various postures resulting in musculoskeletal disorders. The purpose of this study was to study The Musculoskeletal discomfort and ergonomic risks among rubber farmers. Subjects were 60 rubber farmers in the Northeastern Thailand by cluster sampling. Data were collected by using the musculoskeletal discomfort questionnaire and Rapid Entire Body Risk Assessment (REBA). Rubber farmers had predominant discomfort in areas of forearm (83.30%), shoulders and hand and wrist (81.70%) and upper back (80.00%), respectively. The ergonomics risk level of working posture was highest at the high level (45%) meaning of that work requires immediate monitoring and adjustment of working posture. Musculoskeletal discomfort level was significantly associated with ergonomic risk level (R=0.879, p-value<0.001)
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