Analyzing health factor in human machine interaction : a case study of the impact of low back pain to the productivity of the packaging department of poultry industry

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Analyzing health factor in human machine interaction : a case study of the impact of low back pain to the productivity of the packaging department of poultry industry

Ekaputra, Timothy - Personal Name; Saraswati, Triarti - Personal Name; Sofianti, Tanika D. - Personal Name;

The Human Machine Interaction in Charoen PokhphandBalaraja, Indonesia requires the workers to adapt to the machine and it affects the health of the workers. The workers are not given enough attention because they are considered to be expendable.This research tries to find factors that affect the workers' health in this case, low back pain which would inevitably impact the productivity. Questionnaires and interview were conducted to see factors which affect the health of the workers. Hawthorne effect experiment was also done to see the impact of monotony and rest break. It was found that nature of the work, lifestyle, and environmental factor have impact on their health. In order to increase productivity, the health of the worker and working condition must be improved. Further research such as motion study, ergonomic design and human performance improvement are still possible to further enhance the productivity.

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Call Number: 1159
Publisher: : Swiss German University., 2012
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Language: English
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