The Intervention of Chair and ‘Gawangan’ Among Batik Workers at a Company in Indonesia

DOI

10.2991/ahsr.k.201125.024How to use a DOI?

Keywords

ergonomic, intervention, batik, workers

Abstract

Background: UNESCO has recognised batik Indonesia as Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity since 2009. Batik is a widespread industry and employed many workers. The previous study in a company found that chemical and ergonomic are the highest hazards, which include work for 6-8 hours/day in an awkward position and complaint about the weariness. The purpose of this study was to develop the prototypes according to the workers’ anthropometry data and to test them. Methods: The study was conducted by observation, interview, and anthropometry measurement. Results: It stated that the prototypes decrease the ergonomic risks on the back, wrist/hand, and the neck without considering the MSDs complaints. Conclusion: The proposed batik workers’ workstation involving chair and ‘gawangan’ decrease the occupational health risk faced by the workers

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© 2020, the Authors. Published by Atlantis Press.

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This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Fandita Tonyka Maharani
AU  - L. Meily Kurniawidjaja
AU  - Indri Hapsari
AU  - Hendra
PY  - 2020
DA  - 2020/11/25
TI  - The Intervention of Chair and ‘Gawangan’ Among Batik Workers at a Company in Indonesia
BT  - Proceedings of the International Conference of Health Development. Covid-19 and the Role of Healthcare Workers in the Industrial Era (ICHD 2020)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 135
EP  - 152
SN  - 2468-5739
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/ahsr.k.201125.024
DO  - 10.2991/ahsr.k.201125.024
ID  - Maharani2020
ER  -