Back Pain and the Observed Factors among Oil Palm Workers

• Main Authors: Ezrin Hani, Sukadarin, Baba, Md Deros, Nur Syazwani, Mohd Nawi, Jaharah, A. Ghani, Ahmad Rasdan, Ismail, Junaidah, Zakaria
• Format: Article
• Language: English; English
• Published: Penerbit Universiti Malaysia Pahang 2016
• Subjects: T Technology (General)
• Online Access: http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/13808/1/Back%20Pain%20and%20the%20Observed%20Factors%20among%20Oil%20Palm%20Workers.pdf; http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/13808/7/ftech-2016-ezrin-Back%20Pain%20and%20the%20Observed%20Factors.pdf; http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/13808/; http://ijets.ump.edu.my/images/archive/Vol5/IJETS9.pdf

Direct and indirect costs of treating Musculoskeletal Disorders (MSDs) are on the increasee and thus financially alarming. Back pain is one of the prominent diseases among oil palm workers. A cross-sectional study was conducted to identify the prevalence of back pain and the observed ergonomics risk...