Effects of ergonomics-based wafer-handling training on reduction in musculoskeletal disorders among wafer handlers

Wu, Hsin Chieh; Chen, Hsieh Ching; Chen, Tin-Chih

doi:10.1016/j.ergon.2008.04.006

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“…Regarding the MSDs checklist used, 39 subjects (32.0%) were found to have high risk of upper extremity discomfort (that is, risk score ≧5 in Part A of the MSDs checklist). This finding differed from that of Wu et al (2009), who reported average risk score in Part A of the MSDs checklist below the action limit (namely, risk score <5). Thus, no subjects are at high risk of upper extremity discomfort.…”

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“…A possible cause of these differences is the occupational settings, such as demanding work or lifting conditions. This study had been conducted to encounter the musculoskeletal discomfort problems in 200‐mm‐wafer manufacturing facilities, which is quite different from the Wu et al (2009) study, where concentrated wafer handlers are 300 mm. As Wang, Chung, and Wu (2004) reported in an earlier study, to minimize the risk of developing musculoskeletal discomforts while performing 300‐mm wafer‐handling tasks, the company has installed an automated material‐handling system to handle 300 mm transfer.…”

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“…The Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH) of Taiwan reported that 63.3% of the employees had work‐related body discomforts (IOSH, 2002). Numerous studies have already reported the prevalence of musculoskeletal disorders and cumulative trauma disorders (CTD) in semiconductor manufacturing workers (Chee & Rampal, 2004; Li et al, 1997; Lu, et al, 1999; Wu, Chen, & Chen, 2009). Li et al (1997) surveyed 1,000 employees of nine semiconductor manufacturing firms in Taiwan and found that the shoulder (42.0%), ankle and foot (33.1%), and lower back (30.9%) were the areas semiconductor workers were most likely to complain of pain.…”

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The Suitability for the Work‐Related Musculoskeletal Disorders Checklist Assessment in the Semiconductor Industry: A Case Study

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Chen

Pan

2012

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Musculoskeletal disorders and symptoms are common among workers in the semiconductor and related industries. Ergonomic‐related checklists are used to identify musculoskeletal disorder risk factors in the workplace. This study explores the suitability of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) checklist for use in the semiconductor manufacturing industry. Six companies were enrolled in the current study, and 122 subjects, ranging in age from 21 to 54 years old, were evaluated through a questionnaire survey and field observation using the OSHA MSDs checklist. The observers were administered an ergonomics‐based checklist training course with a duration of 36 hours. Experimental results demonstrated that nearly 50% of subjects reported physical discomfort, with shoulder symptoms (38.5%) being the most common complaint. In addition, the aggregated sensitivity, specificity, and positive predictive values for the MSDs checklist in the six companies were 47.3%, 62.4%, and 30.0%, respectively. This study concluded that the OSHA MSDs checklist appeared to contain better estimates for capturing musculoskeletal discomfort and found that the OSHA MSDs checklist provided an easily administered, proactive surveillance instrument to assist in early identification of musculoskeletal discomfort. © 2012 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.

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“…[ 20 ] Literature has shown that holding educational sessions about correct body postures play a crucial role in decreasing the MSDs, especially in feet. [ 21 ]…”

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“…also reported a reduction in the prevalence of MSDs after the intervention, especially in feet. [ 21 ] In another study, results showed that the total incidence of MSDs for case group had reduced from 40% to 35.33%; however, this was not really significant for control group. [ 14 ] Moreover, Choubine et al .…”

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Effect of educational intervention on practicing correct body posture to decrease musculoskeletal disorders among computer users

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Occupational Safety and Health Education and Training: A Latent Dirichlet Allocation Systematic Literature Review

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Calabrese

2021

Proceedings of the 21st Congress of the International Ergonomics Association (IEA 2021)

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Education and training play an increasingly meaningful role in recent research on Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) through the whole companies' supply chains. However, considering the extent of the subject, most research works focus on specific issues, which are not easily replicable in other contexts. Therefore, this work gathers the main results achieved by researchers and systematically identifies leading research paths and trends for future works. A review and systematic categorisation of the existent literature have deemed essential for achieving the scope. The Latent Dirichlet Allocation (LDA) technique has been chosen to extract meaningful information on education and/or training and cluster articles, which have been grouped into eight topics. This analysis has brought out several key factors (industry hazards, workers' motivation, availability of technologies, etc.) that influence the success or failure of implementing OSH education and training programs. This work pays particular attention to human factors which, if effectively managed, would induce a great step forward for OSH education and training. There is still little or no evidence of education and training's effectiveness through time since monitoring the outcomes has been often neglected by the management. Nonetheless, Industry 4.0 technologies will help to fill this gap by enabling real-time and continuous tracking of outcomes, which will pave the way for several future works.

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Effects of ergonomics-based wafer-handling training on reduction in musculoskeletal disorders among wafer handlers

Cited by 16 publications

References 21 publications

The Suitability for the Work‐Related Musculoskeletal Disorders Checklist Assessment in the Semiconductor Industry: A Case Study

The Suitability for the Work‐Related Musculoskeletal Disorders Checklist Assessment in the Semiconductor Industry: A Case Study

Effect of educational intervention on practicing correct body posture to decrease musculoskeletal disorders among computer users

Occupational Safety and Health Education and Training: A Latent Dirichlet Allocation Systematic Literature Review

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