RULA and REBA risk assessment system on salt workers in Occidental Mindoro, Philippines

This descriptive study focused on the ergonomic risk assessment of salt workers in Occidental Mindoro to determine which work activities posed risks farmworkers and assess relationship between profile variables total pain body parts experienced by workers. The Nordic Questionnaire was used detect symptoms composed 28 multiple choice questions structured into two well-differentiated parts; first part refers nine (neck, shoulders, elbows, wrists/hands, upper back, lower hip/thighs, knees, ankles) during last 12 months. second neck, back throughout subject’s working life/seven days beforehand. Correlation analysis statistics were interpret data. study's findings revealed that are middle adults, have been farms for most their lives, heights weights within average height weight Filipino males. Results further suggest caused are, transporting salt, collecting filling salterns with brine. Moreover, age years also significantly related doing pose them. likely feel knees. Lastly, knowing risky farmers, mitigation measures can be proposed.