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Universal Journal of Public Health Vol. 6(3), pp. 127 - 134
DOI: 10.13189/ujph.2018.060301
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A Report Based on Analysis of Posture and Occupational Health of Welders in Different Welding Units
Das Suman 1,*, Banerjee Debamalya 2, Mukherjee Shankarashis 3
1 Department of Mechanical Engineering, Swami Vivekananda Institute of Science & Technology, India
2 Department of Production Engineering, Jadavpur University, India
3 Department of Physiology, University Colleges of Science and Technology, India
ABSTRACT
Analysis of work posture of workers is an effective research area in manufacturing sector in India. Manufacturing plays a significant role to develop a country. Lots of human involvements are required to successfully execute the various operations involved in this area. Long manual working hours with traditionally designed tools and un-ergonomic work posture can cause musculoskeletal disorders and other occupational health problems among welders. Prolonged working hours exceed the physical capacity of the workers that causes' discomfort, physical fatigue, joints pain, swelling, strain, sprain of ligaments and soft tissues. Work related musculoskeletal disorders (WRMSD) in the form of repetitive motion injuries, cumulative trauma disorders, body fatigue and strain injuries are very common health problems of workers of different small & medium scale welding units in our country. The productivity and cost benefits of welding units are highly related with the physical comfort of the welders. The data of musculoskeletal disorder of workers of welding units was collected evaluated and validated by using RULA, OWAS and Discomfort Questionnaire and a design solution suggested.
KEYWORDS
Postural Analysis, RULA, OWAS, Welding, WRMSD
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(a). IEEE Format:
[1] Das Suman , Banerjee Debamalya , Mukherjee Shankarashis , "A Report Based on Analysis of Posture and Occupational Health of Welders in Different Welding Units," Universal Journal of Public Health, Vol. 6, No. 3, pp. 127 - 134, 2018. DOI: 10.13189/ujph.2018.060301.
(b). APA Format:
Das Suman , Banerjee Debamalya , Mukherjee Shankarashis (2018). A Report Based on Analysis of Posture and Occupational Health of Welders in Different Welding Units. Universal Journal of Public Health, 6(3), 127 - 134. DOI: 10.13189/ujph.2018.060301.