ERGONOMICS STUDIES TO ASSESSMENT RISK AND THE PREVALENCE OF MUSCULOSKELETAL DISORDERS OF STEEL TIE WORKERS IN A CONSTRUCTION PROJECT OF CHONBURI PROVINCE

Abstract

          This research study’s objective was to assess the risk of working posture of construction workers by. The level of risk arising from work. and study the prevalence of organ injuries from construction work. of steel tie staff in one of the construction projects in Chonburi Province. The cross-sectional descriptive Study was perform to collect data only once. There were a total of 44 people in the sample who passed the inclusion criteria. The results of this research found that from the analysis of work to check and assess ergonomics using the rapid Entire Body Assessment (REBA) Assessment method, steel tie workers in construction projects had ergonomic postures. The result has a score of 12, which means it must be at very high risk. Should be improved immediately and using the Nordic musculoskeletal questionnaire (NMQ). This research found that There is an organ of movement of the steel tie workers. Have had an injury in the past 12 months and the most injured organ is the lower back, 21 people, representing a percentage (47.73), and having had an injury in the past 7 days. And the most injured organ is the neck, 5 people, accounting for a percent (11.36). Therefore, the results of this study can be used as a basis for further improvement in work conditions. To reduce ergonomic risks and as a guideline for engineering design or improvement of work methods that will help solve the problem of occupational health of steel tie workers in construction projects in the future.