Application of Anthropometric Data on Redesign of Lightweight Brick-Cutting Tools to Reduce Workers' Musculoskeletal Complaints

The work of cutting lightweight bricks manually with the help of cutting tools still leaves problems. Unnatural working postures are a form of problems faced by workers. This causes musculoskeletal complaints that have an impact on comfort at work. To overcome this, a redesign of the lightweight bri...

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Main Authors: I Gede Bawa Susana, I Made Suartika, Gilang Ade Putra
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Language:Indonesian
Published: Politeknik Negeri Bali 2025-03-01
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Online Access:https://ojs2.pnb.ac.id/index.php/LOGIC/article/view/2436
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description The work of cutting lightweight bricks manually with the help of cutting tools still leaves problems. Unnatural working postures are a form of problems faced by workers. This causes musculoskeletal complaints that have an impact on comfort at work. To overcome this, a redesign of the lightweight brick-cutting tool was carried out using worker anthropometric data. The redesign was carried out on the pedal switch and work chair because this caused complaints from workers. The results of the redesign reduced the musculoskeletal complaints of workers who did lightweight brick-cutting work by an average of 49.36%. This figure was obtained from measurements after working on the old and new tools. The decrease occurred from an average of 62.8 when using the old tool to 31.8 after the intervention. The study results can be used as a guideline for workers doing manual work to create a comfortable and sustainable working atmosphere.
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spelling doaj-art-220b5f634dae40e89f48c1499b7de36d2025-08-20T02:24:35ZindPoliteknik Negeri BaliLogic1412-114X2025-03-01251727710.31940/logic.v25i1.72-77Application of Anthropometric Data on Redesign of Lightweight Brick-Cutting Tools to Reduce Workers' Musculoskeletal ComplaintsI Gede Bawa Susana0I Made Suartika1Gilang Ade Putra2Universitas MataramUniversitas MataramUniversitas MataramThe work of cutting lightweight bricks manually with the help of cutting tools still leaves problems. Unnatural working postures are a form of problems faced by workers. This causes musculoskeletal complaints that have an impact on comfort at work. To overcome this, a redesign of the lightweight brick-cutting tool was carried out using worker anthropometric data. The redesign was carried out on the pedal switch and work chair because this caused complaints from workers. The results of the redesign reduced the musculoskeletal complaints of workers who did lightweight brick-cutting work by an average of 49.36%. This figure was obtained from measurements after working on the old and new tools. The decrease occurred from an average of 62.8 when using the old tool to 31.8 after the intervention. The study results can be used as a guideline for workers doing manual work to create a comfortable and sustainable working atmosphere.https://ojs2.pnb.ac.id/index.php/LOGIC/article/view/2436anthropometrymusculoskeletal complaintsredesign
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musculoskeletal complaints
redesign
title Application of Anthropometric Data on Redesign of Lightweight Brick-Cutting Tools to Reduce Workers' Musculoskeletal Complaints
title_full Application of Anthropometric Data on Redesign of Lightweight Brick-Cutting Tools to Reduce Workers' Musculoskeletal Complaints
title_fullStr Application of Anthropometric Data on Redesign of Lightweight Brick-Cutting Tools to Reduce Workers' Musculoskeletal Complaints
title_full_unstemmed Application of Anthropometric Data on Redesign of Lightweight Brick-Cutting Tools to Reduce Workers' Musculoskeletal Complaints
title_short Application of Anthropometric Data on Redesign of Lightweight Brick-Cutting Tools to Reduce Workers' Musculoskeletal Complaints
title_sort application of anthropometric data on redesign of lightweight brick cutting tools to reduce workers musculoskeletal complaints
topic anthropometry
musculoskeletal complaints
redesign
url https://ojs2.pnb.ac.id/index.php/LOGIC/article/view/2436
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