Title: Recent advances in the ergonomic risk assessment of small-scale industry workers

Authors: Chidambaram Vigneswaran; G. Madhan Mohan; Jonathan Cecil Fernando; N. Sathish Kumar; R. Shishanth

Addresses: Ergonomics Laboratory, Department of Production Engineering, PSG College of Technology, Coimbatore, 641004, India ' Ergonomics Laboratory, Department of Production Engineering, PSG College of Technology, Coimbatore, 641004, India ' Ergonomics Laboratory, Department of Production Engineering, PSG College of Technology, Coimbatore, 641004, India ' Ergonomics Laboratory, Department of Production Engineering, PSG College of Technology, Coimbatore, 641004, India ' Ergonomics Laboratory, Department of Production Engineering, PSG College of Technology, Coimbatore, 641004, India

Abstract: Industrial workers' work-related musculoskeletal disorders (WMSD) cause muscle, tendon, and nerve injury. These injuries affect the health of the industrial worker. These injuries have an impact on the health of the industrial worker. The risk of WMSD in the workplace must be investigated and minimised. The risk level of WMSD is investigated using ergonomic risk assessment tools. The objective of this study is to observe recent advancements in the ergonomic risk assessment of industry workers between 2007 and 2022. The literature was collected from standard ergonomic publications by searching abstracts and titles for keywords such as 'ergonomic risk assessment methods', 'ergonomic evaluation', 'ergonomic intervention', and 'musculoskeletal disorders (MSD) '. Over the last 15 years, recent developments in the ergonomic risk assessment of industry workers have been reviewed. Each risk assessment tool described above is essential in determining the risk of MSD among employees.

Keywords: worker fatigue; ergonomic risk assessment; work posture; work-related musculoskeletal disorders; WMSD; musculoskeletal disorders; MSD.

DOI: 10.1504/IJHFMS.2023.130154

International Journal of Human Factors Modelling and Simulation, 2023 Vol.8 No.1, pp.36 - 62

Received: 12 May 2022
Accepted: 30 Oct 2022
Published online: 05 Apr 2023 *

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