Abstract
Ergonomics is helpful in both the prevention of occupational diseases and the promotion of health. It plays an important role in increasing work efficiency and productivity which benefits the organization and community. The purpose of this study is to find the level of ergonomics awareness among multidiscipline engineering students in Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM), Penang Malaysia. A questionnaire was developed and distributed to 246 engineering students and the responses were analyzed using Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) version 15. The results showed that the score of the average mean obtained for ergonomics awareness of ergonomics benefits and the effects if not practiced are 3.70 and 4.23 respectively which is considered high level. This means that they were well aware of ergonomics and do not want to get injured and healthy problems in the workplace. It is essential to promote ergonomics principles and practice to the students as well as staff in UiTM more effectively.
Highlights
The word ergonomics is derived from the Greek wordsergonwhich meansworkandnomoswhich meansrules, the lateral definition of ergonomics isthe rules of work (Macleod, 1994)
It was found that about 86% from the total of 246 respondents of engineering students are male and about 14% are female
This study highlighted the awareness of ergonomics among engineering students in Universiti Teknologi Mara, Penang Malaysia, and the results showed that they possess a high level of awareness of ergonomics benefits in which the mean score is 3.70
Summary
The word ergonomics is derived from the Greek wordsergonwhich meansworkandnomoswhich meansrules, the lateral definition of ergonomics isthe rules of work (Macleod, 1994). Ergonomics is the field of study that aims to find the design of tools and tasks that can be compatible with human capabilities and limitations. Ergonomics is, fitting the task to the person either in the workplace or with a consumer product and provides opportunities for business by reducing costs, improving human well-being, quality, and productivity (Macleod, 1994). The ergonomics is used to determine how the workplace can be designed or adapted to the workers to prevent a variety of health problems and to increase efficiency.
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