Education Level, Working Experiences and Ergonomics  Training Effect on Ergonomics Awareness and Practices in  Malaysia

Sirat, Rozlina Md.; Rohani, Jafri Mohd; Ahmad, Nahdatul Akma; Shaharoun, Awaluddin Mohamed; Haron, Habibah Norehan

doi:10.14419/ijet.v7i3.24.17292

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“…The difference in the finding could be due to the confusion among physiotherapist students as there is a variety and diverse theories, resources and techniques (Mbada et al, 2015). It is expected that more hands-on experience can improve awareness and practice about ergonomics (Sirat et al, 2018). Moreover, ergonomics education may help in reducing workplace injuries, increase the quality of the service delivered and reduce the risk of WMSDs (Abdollahi et al, 2020).…”

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Knowledge, Attitude, And Practice of Ergonomics Among Physiotherapy Undergraduates in Malaysia

2022

Personalia

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Ergonomic posture can be defined as neutral positions of the body that is aligned and balanced while either sitting or standing, placing minimal stress on the body and keeping joints aligned. A good posture can help to prevent musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs). However, MSD cases are the most common health problem among physiotherapists including undergraduates. The aim of this study was to identify the knowledge, attitude, and practice of ergonomics among physiotherapy undergraduates in Malaysia. An online survey involving 116 physiotherapists undergraduates from learning institutions all over Malaysia was conducted. All the participants were provided a Google Form comprising 18 questions about demographic data, knowledge, attitude, and practice. The data were analyzed using the frequency table and chi-square test. Out of 116 respondents, 76.72% had good knowledge of ergonomics, almost all the respondents accounting for 96.35% had a positive attitude towards ergonomics, and 82.55% practiced good ergonomics. A statistically significant association was shown between attitude and level of education (p<0.05) and year of study (p<0.05), and knowledge with the year of study (p<0.05). The results showed that physiotherapy undergraduates in Malaysia have good knowledge and positive attitude towards ergonomics and they practiced good ergonomics in their working life.

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Knowledge, Attitude, And Practice of Ergonomics Among Physiotherapy Undergraduates in Malaysia

2022

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“…The data were collected on The search results were further refined according to the topic of this paper, which resulted in 74 documents related to the safety field but not all involving the safety intelligence approach. Among the documents are training and experience on ergonomic awareness, 82 the impact of hand-arm vibration in the agriculture sector, 83 and workplace accidents among Nepali workers. 84 This shows that Malaysian pay attention to the safety research in the industries, but these documents had to be omitted because it strays from the aim of this paper.…”

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A review on supervised machine learning for accident risk analysis: Challenges in Malaysia

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Biak

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The new Fourth Industrial Revolution (IR 4.0) trend is driven by the concept of automation and artificial intelligence (AI). However, Malaysia is slightly behind Singapore in terms of adopting AI innovation among ASEAN countries. This paper aims to conduct a literature review of machine learning to overcome subjectivity and bias in risk ranking decision‐making. An introduction to machine learning concerning accident risk analysis is presented, and the challenges of its application in Malaysia are discussed. Existing machine learning features were evaluated to identify the feasible application in industrial accident analysis and ensure safety decision‐making consistency. This review observed how the IR 4.0 approaches were used in the risk analysis, especially on supervised machine learning. This study also highlights the finding from the previous works on challenges in utilizing supervised machine learning, which is the need to have publicly accessible large database from industries and agencies such as the Department of Occupational Safety and Health (DOSH) Malaysia for the development of algorithms, which can potentially improve accident risk analysis and safety, especially for Malaysian industries.

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“…Because organizations in developing countries don't have a lot of money, it's been hard to make ergonomic designs (Sirat et al, 2018). But the banking sector is ahead of the curve when it comes to using ergonomics at work, even in developing countries.…”

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Literature Review on Ergonomics, Ergonomics Practices, and Employee Performance

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2022

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Background: The modern history of ergonomics can be traced back to the world war from 1939 to 1945. From the 1960s to the 1990s, there were many changes made to ergonomics. Some of these were cognitive ergonomics, organizational ergonomics, positive ergonomics, and spiritual ergonomics. Ergonomics is becoming more of an issue in organizations in both developed and developing countries since the rise of occupational safety and health. Today, every company in the world puts more thought into making their workplaces safe. Objective: The goal of this study is to fill in the gaps in the evidence between ergonomics and employee well-being, focusing on ergonomics, ergonomic practices, and employee performance. Methods: This study uses an exploratory research design and gathers information from secondary sources to back up the title. Research papers are carefully chosen from scientific databases like Scopus, Web of Science, Science Direct, and Google Scholar by making criteria for each part to make sure the idea goes into depth and analyzes the role of ergonomics in improving employee performance. Results: Most research is done on physical ergonomics and organizational ergonomics. When people do research on ergonomics, they don't think much about how people act and think. Most ergonomics research is also done in industrial and developed countries, which makes sense. When it comes to research and use of ergonomics, developing countries are a long way behind. Most small businesses in developing countries don't care about ergonomics in the workplace. Conclusion: Accessing and improving ergonomics in the workplace could improve employee performance and productivity while reducing burnout, absenteeism, and turnover rates. So, it's important to study ergonomics more, especially for places like Nepal.

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Education Level, Working Experiences and Ergonomics Training Effect on Ergonomics Awareness and Practices in Malaysia

Cited by 4 publications

References 21 publications

Knowledge, Attitude, And Practice of Ergonomics Among Physiotherapy Undergraduates in Malaysia

Knowledge, Attitude, And Practice of Ergonomics Among Physiotherapy Undergraduates in Malaysia

A review on supervised machine learning for accident risk analysis: Challenges in Malaysia

Literature Review on Ergonomics, Ergonomics Practices, and Employee Performance

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