Small industry workers are often involved in manual handling operations that require awkward body postures, therefore, musculoskeletal disorders and occupational injuries are a major problem. In this study, various types of tasks were recorded with a video camera to chart and analyze different postures by computerized OWAS (Ovako Working Posture Analysing System). Collected data showed that poo...

Bitcoin is a peer-to-peer cryptocurrency that prevents double spending using a distributed public ledger (known as the blockchain). Due to this, true anonymity is not present in Bitcoin because funds can be traced as they pass via different addresses. It is sometimes possible to link various addresses and obtain information not apparent in the beginning (such as loops). We present a method to e...

Usaha pembuatan gerabah di Dusun Klipoh, Desa Karanganyar, Borobudur, Magelang terus dipertahankan bukan semata mata dari sisi ekonominya, akan tetapi lebih tradisi, budaya, dan edukasi. Namun demikian pengerjaan yang dilakukan dengan cara-cara sangat tradisional menggunakan peralatan ala kadarnya tentu berpotensi terhadap resiko Kesehatan mereka, meskipun tersebut mengedapankan orisinalitas pa...

The low back pain risks in a beef skinning operation at a high stand kill floor workstation was evaluated. The increases in compressive forces at lower back (L5/S1) between normal slump (back angle 25 degrees, measured in the sagittal plane) and severe (45 degrees ) and between normal slump and very severe (70 degrees ) bent back postures were 387 N or 28% and 616 N or 45%, respectively. The hi...

Occupational low back pain (LBP) remains a leading safety and health challenge. This cross-sectional investigation measured the prevalence of LBP in residential carpenters and investigated ergonomic risk factors. Ninety-four carpenters were investigated for LBP presence and associated risk factors. Ten representative job-tasks were evaluated using the Ovako Working Posture Analysis System (OWAS...

This study investigated the discomfort caused by car driving. Discomfort estimates were achieved by self-administered questionnaire, measured by different testing methods, and through the goniometry of principal angles. Data from a total of 200 non-professional drivers who fulfilled the questionnaire was analysed. 118 subjects were analysed by goniometry and 30 drivers were assessed using the O...

INTRODUCTION Special strains are an occupational hazard often due to physical loads and inadequately designed work equipment. OBJECTIVE The aim of this pilot study was to determine occupational illnesses related to physical strains through an experimental design that assesses the associated working postures and oxygen uptake in apple harvesting.Three methods were applied to define the physica...

PT. XYZ adalah perusahaan manufaktur yang memproduksi alat mesin-mesin industri kecil dan menengah. Manusia sebagai bagian dari sistem kerja memiliki kelebihan serta keterbatasan dalam menjalankan perannya kerja. Perhatian penelitian ini berfokus pada divisi perakitan pendukung power thresher di XYZ, dimana kegiatan kerjanya masih dilakukan secara manual, dengan permasalahan yaitu kelelahan dit...