| Summary: | 碩士 === 中華醫事科技大學 === 職業安全衛生系暨碩士班 === 107 === Abstarct
Labor-intensive jobs cause long term health and safety concerns such as musculoskeletal injuries. The purpose of this study, by conducting surveys via interviews and observations on the staff of a certain traditional manufacturing company, are the following:
1. To gain a thorough understanding of the severity of musculoskeletal injuries suffered by the packaging staff.
2. To assess risks for specific cases and to assess the effectiveness of using auxiliary tools to reduce risk.
3. To provide preventive measures via human factors engineering through an in-depth study on the hazardous conditions and risk assessments for specific cases
Survey regarding musculoskeletal discomfort was conducted on 114 operators. Then a checklist on manual handling was used for risk assessments.
This study concluded that:
1. Vacuum lifters alleviate the intensity of physical labor and the severity of musculoskeletal discomfort.
2. There is a positive correlation between length of employment and severity of discomforts in the neck.
3. There is an negative correlation between the number of breaks and severity of discomforts in the hands and wrists.
4. There is a low-risk assessment for package workers with vacuum lifters and medium-to-high risk for those without.
From the perspective of this study, businesses should conduct regular health education, allow frequent break schedules, adjust the adaptability of staff, enhance labor health management systems, and improve procurement of auxiliary tools in order to improve on the risks of musculoskeletal injuries of the staff.
Keywords: musculoskeletal injuries, human factors engineering, vacuum lifters
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