Analysis and validation of workstation design for mechanical assembly department in aero-composite industry

Abu Bakar, Muhamad Hairee Izwan (2018) Analysis and validation of workstation design for mechanical assembly department in aero-composite industry. Project Report. Universiti Teknikal Malaysia Melaka, Melaka, Malaysia. (Submitted)

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Abstract

Ergonomics knowledge is crucial in any industries. Without proper knowledge applied, one is easily exposed towards the dangerousness of the working environment. The activities done by the workers in most of the industries during the work processes involved with exerting excessive force, repetition of movement, exposure to excessive vibration, awkward and static posture for long period of time. The aims this project is to analyse and verify the ergonomic risk and the workstation design for the mechanical assembly department in aerocomposite industries. In order to do so, several methods are used to achieve the aim of the project. Nordic Musculoskeletal Questionnaire (NMQ) is used to evaluate the level of pain that include the low back, neck, shoulder and common complaints for epidemiological learning usage among the workers in the department. The existing workstation design for the department will be designed and simulated using CATIA V5 and DELMIA V5 to obtain the computed analysis of the Rapid Upper Limb Assessment (RULA) and also energy expenditure. The new workstation design will designed based on the design general guidelines and universal design principle in which both aspects will be used as the basic knowledge in constructing the new workstation design. The new workstation design will go through the same evaluation process as the existing workstation design in order to obtain the computed analysis of RULA and energy expenditure. A discussion on the result from both workstation designs shows the conceptual workstation design does eliminate the ergonomic risk and also consumed lower energy. This project can contribute towards a better working environment in which obey the ergonomic factors and also towards a sustainable environment.

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