Jurnal Ilmiah Teknik Industri
Vol. 20, No. 1, June 2021

Analysis of Work Posture Using the Muscle Fatigue Assessment (MFA) and Novel Ergonomic Postural Assessment (NERPA)

Dian Palupi Restuputri (University of Muhammadiyah Malang)
Rofiqul Umam Achmad (University of Muhammadiyah Malang)
Muhammad Lukman (University of Muhammadiyah Malang)
Ilyas Masudin (University of Muhammadiyah Malang)



Article Info

Publish Date
02 Jul 2021

Abstract

A company needs to know each employee's ability to reduce accidents that happen to workers due to a lack of study on ergonomic principles. The research was conducted at a construction company producing paving blocks in Kediri. The paving production capacity at the company is 1000 paving/day. In 2017, three work accidents were caused by the fast pace of workers reaching the tired phase while working. Pulling, lifting, and putting down in carrying weighty loads and the repetition frequency of intense activities trigger stress on body parts that affect the worker's performance. The purpose of this study is to assess and provide recommendations for improvements in work activities that have a hazardous risk value based on the MFA and NERPA assessment methods. The research on the MFA method shows that activities with dangerous risk (high/very high) were in transportation activities. For the NERPA method, activities with dangerous risks were in 3 activities at the finishing work station with a final score of 7. Recommendations for improvement are work posture improvement, physical environment improvement, and work facilities.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

jiti

Publisher

Subject

Industrial & Manufacturing Engineering

Description

Jurnal Ilmiah Teknik Industri is a scientific journal that aims to participate in developing the scientific field of Industrial Engineering, contains the results of research and theoretical study from lecturers, researchers and industry practitioners. Jurnal Ilmiah Teknik Industri is administered by ...