Day 2 (8 December 2022)

8.00 – 8.30 am

Registration

8.30 – 8.45 am

Opening / Welcoming speech

8.45 – 9.15 am

Keynote address by OSHA, Penang

9.15 – 9.45 am

Prof. Zaidi Mohd Ripin

USM

Work-related musculoskeletal disorders (WMSDs) and back pain at workplace: Background and causes

What is WMSDs, examples of injuries and musculoskeletal symptoms, prevalence, common causes and risk factors associated to WMSDs, strategies can be taken to prevent WMSDs and occupational low back pain (LBP).

9.45 – 10.15 am

Dr Mohamad Ikhwan Zaini Ridzwan

USM

Introduction to measurement and ergonomic risk assessment methods

How to measure and recognize ergonomic risk from physical activities in the workplace, ergonomic risk assessment tools, comparison of risk evaluation outputs (the NIOSH lifting equation, Rapid Upper Limb Assessment (RULA), Rapid Entire Body Assessment (REBA), WISHA lifting calculator and OWAS methods), awkward trunk inclination angle (ISO standard)

10.15 – 10.30 am

Coffee break

10.30 – 11.30 am

Ms Nadiah Aqilahwati Abdullah

USM

Ms Mitchelle Law Jyy Jinn

USM

Software tools for occupational biomechanics and ergonomic research

Introduction to biomechanical analysis software, predicting spinal loadings from some of the postures and work positions, results comparison using different modeling tools: kinovea, 3D Static Strength Prediction Program (3DSSPP) and JACK software

Introduction to motion capture -Xsens and AnyBody modeling system, and applications.

11.30 am – 12.30 pm

Ms Nadiah Aqilahwati Abdullah

USM

Mr Yeo Ying Heng

USM

Muscle load: Electromyography (EMG) analysis of sEMG

Evaluation of muscular activities using surface electromyography (sEMG) using iMotions platform, sEMG signal of muscles under varying load conditions, how to calculate maximum voluntary contraction (MVC)

Assessment of muscle fatigue, effect of exoskeletons on injury risk, decomposition of EMG signal for each muscle bundles using Delsys.

12.30 – 2.00 pm

Lunch break and networking session with sponsors/lecturers

2.00 – 2.20 pm

NIOSH personnel

NIOSH guidelines for the management of low back pain at work

Prevalence of low back pain (LBP) among workers in Malaysia, association between LBP and factors such as working environment, exposure to physical hazards and ergonomic hazards; awkward posture, forceful activities and psychosocial factors, workplace training to improve safety and health.

2.20 – 2.40 pm

Exercise as prevention and intervention for low back pain

Introduction to exercise as an intervention and prevention for lower back pain (LBP)

2.40 – 3.30 pm

Ms Mitchelle Law Jyy Jinn, Ms Nadiah Aqilahwati Abdullah and Mr Yeo Ying Heng

USM

Demonstrations of wearable sensors technology in assessing the task conditions at workplace.

3D motion tracking technology – Xsens, measuring ground reaction forces and moments from force plates, automatic REBA scores determination, AnyBody, surface electromyography and Delsys sensors, demonstration of postural evaluation, data collection and analysis.

3.30 – 3.50 pm

Coffee Break

3.50 – 4.50 pm

Ms Mitchelle Law Jyy Jinn

USM

Dr Muhammad Fauzinizam Razali

USM

Application of measurement and evaluation of task conditions at workplace – Two case studies

1. Measurement and evaluation of lifting and patient transfer tasks in a hospital setting. Ergonomic and biomechanical evaluation among nursing personnel.

2. Ergonomic risk assessment on oil palm industry workers. Back pain and postural problems among the workers.

4.50 – 5.00 pm

Closing ceremony