The Use of Nordic Body Map and Rapid Upper Limb Assessment (RULA) Methods in Textile Companies

Peneliti

Iyan Andriana, S.T., M.T.

Deskripsi/Abstrak

Work posture is one of the important aspects that must be observed in an industry, namely when workers are doing a job [1], as well as what happened to company X which is engaged in the manufacture of knitwear, there are several things that need to be studied because of the condition of the body posture. while working is in improper motion. The risk of this injury involves the movement of the upper limbs and there are repetitive body movements that cause complaints [2]. Therefor we need a method that measures muscle complaints experienced by workers, measuring body posture, namely Nordic Body Map and Rapid Upper Limb Assessment (RULA). This data collection technique was carried out by interviewing workers on the production floor and filling out the Nordic Body Map questionnaire. The results of the questionnaire show that there are complaints that come from workers. After being classified, 2 out of 5 workers were categorized as having “moderate” risk with a score of 50 and 61, the rest were categorized as “Low”. The measurement was continued using the RULA method. The results showed that the two operators had a value of 7 which indicated that the activities carried out by the workers had a posture or position that was not ideal, also meant that it required investigation and implementation of changes in both the operator's posture and would create unproductive productivity maximum.