Published date: Oct 04 2024

Journal Title: KnE Life Sciences

Issue title: 4th International Conference in Social Science (4th ICONISS): Healthcare

Pages: 63–70

DOI: 10.18502/kls.v8i2.17359

Wendra ‎ wendrarasyad@gmail.comDepartment of Anatomy, Faculty of Medicine, Jenderal Achmad Yani University, Cimahi

Sony RamdhaniDepartment of Forensic Medicine and Medicolegal Science, Faculty of Medicine, Jenderal University Achmad Yani, Cimahi

Putri FadhilahMedicine Study Program, Faculty Medicine, Universitas Jenderal Achmad Yani, Cimahi

Musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) are abnormalities that affect the musculoskeletalsystem, triggered by various risk factors in the work environment. Commonly, MSDs occur due to non-ergonomic working conditions. It arises from chronic exposure to risk factors that can cause injury to the musculoskeletalsystem, this condition will impact on the social and economic aspects of employees. This research was conducted to determine the characteristics of employees, description of the region and the level of musculoskeletal complaints experienced, risk of work positions based on RULA assessment, and the relationship between risk of work positions and the level of musculoskeletal complaints with an analytic cross-sectional design. The study sample was 33 employees of the Engineering Section of private limited company personnel. The research instrument used was a questionnaire. The results show that the majority of the Engineering Department employees at private limited company personnel were 23 years old (36.4%) and had worked for two to three years (33.3%). As many as 48.5% of employees experienced moderate levels of musculoskeletal complaints. Of the 33 respondents, the majority of employees (63.6%) had a low-risk position, nine people (27.3%) had moderate risk, and three (9.1%) had high risk. There is a significant relationship between the risk of work position and the level of musculoskeletal complaints (P < 0.05). There is a significant relationship between the risk of working position and the level of musculoskeletal complaints in personnel of limited liability companies.

Keywords: employee health, musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs), level of occupational risk

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