Back Pain and the Observed Factors among Oil Palm Workers

• Main Authors: Ezrin Hani, Sukadarin, Baba, Md Deros, Nur Syazwani, Mohd Nawi, Jaharah, A. Ghani, Ahmad Rasdan, Ismail, Junaidah, Zakaria
• Format: Article
• Language: English; English
• Published: Penerbit Universiti Malaysia Pahang 2016
• Subjects: T Technology (General)
• Online Access: http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/13808/1/Back%20Pain%20and%20the%20Observed%20Factors%20among%20Oil%20Palm%20Workers.pdf; http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/13808/7/ftech-2016-ezrin-Back%20Pain%20and%20the%20Observed%20Factors.pdf; http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/13808/; http://ijets.ump.edu.my/images/archive/Vol5/IJETS9.pdf
• Institution: Universiti Malaysia Pahang

Direct and indirect costs of treating Musculoskeletal Disorders (MSDs) are on the increasee and thus financially alarming. Back pain is one of the prominent diseases among oil palm workers. A cross-sectional study was conducted to identify the prevalence of back pain and the observed ergonomics risk...