Potential of Work Related Musculoskeletal Disorder in Traditional Salt Farmers

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to identify work postures and determine the risk of health problems due to the body postures of traditional salt farmers. The sample used in this study was 37 traditional salt farmers from Pundata Baji, Pangkep Regency - Indonesia. The analysis techniques used were the Rapid Upper Limb Assessment (RULA) and Rapid Entire Body Assessment (REBA) methods. The results show that based on the RULA score, there were two work postures that require investigation and change as soon as possible (urgently) (Level 4). As for the REBA score, there was one posture that is included in the very high-risk category, which needs improvement right now. Subjective complaints data show that the most complaints from traditional salt farmers occur in the back area with a percentage of 72.97%. This is caused by the fact that most work postures are carried out in a bent position for a long time.