Title: Assessment of musculoskeletal disorder in food service industry in emerging economies

Authors: Kamalakanta Muduli; Shoeb Ahmed Syed; Venkata P. Kommula; Bikash Ranjan Moharana; Bikash Chandra Behera

Addresses: Department of Mechanical Engineering, Papua New Guinea University of Technology, Lae, Morobe, Papua New Guinea; Mechanical Engineering Department, CV Raman Global University, India ' Department of Mechanical Engineering, Papua New Guinea University of Technology, Lae, Morobe, Papua New Guinea; Mechanical Engineering Department, CV Raman Global University, India ' Department of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Technology, University of Botswana, Botswana ' Mechanical Engineering Department, CV Raman Global University, India ' Mechanical Engineering Department, CV Raman Global University, India

Abstract: Workers in Papua New Guinea's (PNG) industries, like those in developed and developing countries, suffer from musculoskeletal disorders (MSD). However, in emerging economies like PNG, the issue of work-related musculoskeletal disorders (WMSDs) in industries/factories has gotten little attention. Following a critical inspection at a food service unit in PNG, relevant data was gathered. Knees have a higher MSD risk for all 15 samples that were interviewed, according to evaluation data based on Cornell questionnaires. According to full body analysis data, body parts below the hip have a higher MSD score for both male and females, while the right knee has a higher MSD score for females. According to the P-chart analysis, 26.67% of the 15 workers have a higher MSD prevalence, while 73.33% have a lower MSD prevalence. Males, on the other hand, had a higher risk of MSDs than females, according to the findings.

Keywords: musculoskeletal disorder; MSD; food catering units; rapid upper limb assessment; RULA; rapid office self-assessment; ROSA; workplace safety; risk assessment.

DOI: 10.1504/IJPMB.2023.132221

International Journal of Process Management and Benchmarking, 2023 Vol.14 No.4, pp.558 - 580

Received: 10 Jan 2022
Accepted: 12 Jan 2022
Published online: 13 Jul 2023 *

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