Musculoskeletal ailments in Indian injection-molded plastic furniture manufacturing shop-floor: Mediating role of work shift duration

摘要: Abstract The present manuscript aims to investigate the occurrence of awkward working postures and consequent prevalence Symptoms Musculoskeletal Ailments (SMA) among shop floor workers Indian small medium scale injection molded plastic furniture manufacturing factories. An attempt has also been made assess contributing role Workstation Design (WD), Working Postures (WP) Work Shift Duration (WSD) concerning symptoms musculoskeletal ailments find out inter-relationships all these factors. Direct observation aided by photography helped observe methods, design workstations. SMA was evaluated using Standardized Nordic Questionnaire WP postural assessment tools like Ovako posture Analysis System (OWAS) Rapid Entire Body Assessment (REBA). significantly (p  Relevance industry due bad workstation are exacerbated in prolonged work shift duration. Regulating duration could be a possible ergonomic intervention strategy curb SMA, if scope for method redesign towards avoiding is limited.