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Ergonomic problems in Universiti Utara Malaysia lecturers’ room

National Symposium on Advancements in Ergonomics and Safety (ERGOSYM2009), 1st – 2nd December 2009, Perlis, Malaysia

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Main Authors: Norani, Nordin, Nur Farhana, Kamaruddin
Other Authors: rani@uum.edu.my
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP) 2014
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Ergonomic
Occupational health & safety
Online Access:http://dspace.unimap.edu.my:80/dspace/handle/123456789/37417
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spelling my.unimap-374172014-10-15T06:32:05Z Ergonomic problems in Universiti Utara Malaysia lecturers’ room Norani, Nordin Nur Farhana, Kamaruddin rani@uum.edu.my fanakamaruddin@gmail.com Ergonomic Occupational health & safety National Symposium on Advancements in Ergonomics and Safety (ERGOSYM2009), 1st – 2nd December 2009, Perlis, Malaysia The understanding of ergonomic issues is essential in improving human performance. By analyzing the interaction between humans and other elements of a system, human well-being and overall system performance could be optimized. This paper explored the relationship of ergonomics aspects such as equipments and environmental factors with occupational safety and health (OSH) on Universiti Utara Malaysia (UUM) lecturers’ rooms. Questionnaires have been distributed to 38 lecturers whose rooms were in Faculty of Information Technology building. Results of the correlation analysis indicate significant relationship between the ergonomic aspects, and occupational health and safety. The result of the study also shows that there were significant signs of dissatisfaction among respondents on discomfort experience while working at workstation especially in front of computer, occurrence of glare and distracting outside noise that contribute to sources of ergonomic problems at UUM lecturers’ rooms. Interestingly, the main cause of this discomfort is not due to the equipments design or usage, but the long hours spending at the workstation. The paper also recommends few tips and guidelines that would reduce the influences of equipments and environments on the level of OSH among lecturers. 2014-10-15T06:32:05Z 2014-10-15T06:32:05Z 2009-12-01 Article p.123-126 http://dspace.unimap.edu.my:80/dspace/handle/123456789/37417 en Proceeding of the National Symposium on Advancements in Ergonomics and Safety (ERGOSYM2009); Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP)
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topic Ergonomic
Occupational health & safety
spellingShingle Ergonomic
Occupational health & safety
Norani, Nordin
Nur Farhana, Kamaruddin
Ergonomic problems in Universiti Utara Malaysia lecturers’ room
description National Symposium on Advancements in Ergonomics and Safety (ERGOSYM2009), 1st – 2nd December 2009, Perlis, Malaysia
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Norani, Nordin
Nur Farhana, Kamaruddin
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Nur Farhana, Kamaruddin
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title Ergonomic problems in Universiti Utara Malaysia lecturers’ room
title_short Ergonomic problems in Universiti Utara Malaysia lecturers’ room
title_full Ergonomic problems in Universiti Utara Malaysia lecturers’ room
title_fullStr Ergonomic problems in Universiti Utara Malaysia lecturers’ room
title_full_unstemmed Ergonomic problems in Universiti Utara Malaysia lecturers’ room
title_sort ergonomic problems in universiti utara malaysia lecturers’ room
publisher Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP)
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url http://dspace.unimap.edu.my:80/dspace/handle/123456789/37417
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