The Prevalence of Musculoskeletal Disorder and Association with Productivity Loss: A Preliminary Study among Labour Intensive Manual Harvesting Activities in Oil Palm Plantation

Production agriculture such as harvesting in oil palm plantation has been frequently associated with MSD and significant loss of productivities. This study tends to evaluate from the viewpoint of health, the association between self-reported prevalence of musculoskeletal disorders and productivities...

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Published in:Industrial Health 2014, Vol.52(1), pp.78-85
Main Authors: NG, Yee Guan, TAMRIN, Shamsul Bahri Mohd, YIK, Wai Mun, YUSOFF, Irwan Syah Mohd, MORI, Ippei
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Ergonomics
Field Report
Harvesters
Musculoskeletal disorders
Oil palm
Productivity
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Summary:Production agriculture such as harvesting in oil palm plantation has been frequently associated with MSD and significant loss of productivities. This study tends to evaluate from the viewpoint of health, the association between self-reported prevalence of musculoskeletal disorders and productivities; the impact of musculoskeletal disorders on productivity. A cross-sectional study was conducted among 143 harvesters in oil palm plantation. A general questionnaire was used to collect socio-demographic background data while Nordic Musculoskeletal Questionnaire was used to determine the prevalence of MSD. Expressed in 4 different indicators; daily harvesting quantity, efficiency score, sick leave and presenteeism, the productivity data were analysed for association. There is significant association between reported acute prevalence of MSD (within 7 d) and productivity loss in terms of presenteeism (χ2=5.088; p
ISSN:0019-8366
1880-8026
DOI:10.2486/indhealth.2013-0017