Open AccessRelationship of work position with complaints of musculoskeletal disoeders (MSDs) in cracker industrial worker at Kedungdoro village, Sidoarjo
Author(s) -
Friska Ayu,
Ratna Ayu Ratriwardhani
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
iop conference series. earth and environmental science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1755-1307
pISSN - 1755-1315
DOI - 10.1088/1755-1315/747/1/012105
Subject(s) - respondent , work (physics) , test (biology) , position (finance) , psychology , complaint , medicine , population , simple random sample , environmental health , physical therapy , engineering , business , political science , mechanical engineering , paleontology , finance , law , biology
Musculoskeletal complaints are the most frequently reported complaints to workers. Cracker industry workers in Kedungrejo Village,Sidoarjo sit for more than 6 hours doing repetitive movements which are at risk of developing complaints of Musculoskeletal Disorders (MSDs). The aims of this research was to analyze the relationship between work position with complaints of MSDs in cracker industry workers in Kedungrejo village,Sidoarjo.The type of this research is an analytical survey with a cross-sectional study. The research population was all cracker industry workers at village Kedungrejo. The research sample of 46 respondents was taken by simple random sampling technique. Data related to respondent characteristics like work position and MSDs complaint obtained from direct observation to the field with using Rapid Upper Limb Assessment (RULA) assessment and interviews with workers using Nordic Body Map (NBM). Data analysis using SPSS with statistical test rank spearmen.Statistical test results showed that almost half of the respondents (43.5%) had complaints of MSDs at a very high level and most (60.9%) had work position with a low risk category. The results showed that there was a significant relationship between work position and MSDs complaints in cracker industry workers with a value of 0.033 < 0.05 in the test rank spearmen. The strength of the relationship between variables is seen from the correlation coefficient with a result of 0.315 which means weak. The direction of correlation is positive, which means that poor work position can increase MSDs complaints.The conclusion is research that there is a significant relationship between work attitudes and MSDs complaints in cracker industry workers. Suggestions for the cracker industry to replace workers’ chairs with ergonomic chairs and for cracker industry workers to stretch before working and consuming water on the sidelines of work.