Year: 2024
Type: article
Abstract: The red brick production industry in Cilegon City shows great potential in creating employment opportunities in rural areas and small towns. However, the process of producing red bricks often leads to health problems for workers, such as musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs), due to non-ergonomic work activities. UMKM Bata Merah Top is one of the red brick craftsmen. Based on NBM surveys and worker interviews, they often experience pain in the back, waist, and hands. This study aims to evaluate the working posture in the processes of molding and moving bricks using the Rapid Upper Limb Assessment (RULA) method, and redesigning the work facilities in those areas. The results of the analysis show that before the redesign of the facilities, the working posture had a high risk. However, after the redesign of the work facilities, the posture risk in the processes of molding and moving bricks became moderate.
Institution: Sultan Ageng Tirtayasa University
Language: English
Subfield: Social Psychology
Field: Psychology
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W4402899446