Abstract
Over the past several decades, ergonomics design has been demanded and considered as a main factor of efficiency and effectiveness in optimising production. Recently, a lot of research has paid attention to the risk factors on WMSDs and its prevention strategies. However, little attention has been paid to physical ergonomic intervention and its validation. This study was conducted among ten woodworkers in a medium-sized woodworking workshop in Selangor, Malaysia. Through this study, demographic surveys, QEC, and REBA were examined before and after the ergonomic intervention of the industrial ergonomic trolley-lifter. The results of QEC and REBA as well as the survey indicated that comfort perception improved when postural measurement in task performance was at an acceptable range. In addition, work time with external load was reduced by 75% due to the proposed trolley. The trolley-lifter offers an alternative solution to lifting activity by providing a lifting product to assist the handling of wood board in efficiency and occupational safety and health conditions.
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