Pengaruh Penggunaan Kursi dan Meja Kerja Ergonomis dalam Menurunkan Keluhan Musculoskeletal Disorders (MSDs) pada Pekerja Rumah Potong Ayam Tradisional di Kapanewon Sleman

2024-10-12

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Lack of application of ergonomic principles causes complaints of Musculoskeletal Disorders (MSDs) in workers, reducing productivity and quality of life. Many workers, including those in chicken abattoir, experience musculoskeletal pain due to unergonomic chair designs. The study was aimed to determine the effect of using ergonomic work chairs in reducing MSDs complaints in traditional chicken abattoir workers in the chicken cutting and cleaning section in Sleman Regency.The type of the research was randomized controlled trial (RCT) with “pre test post test with control group design. This research was conducted in May – September 2024 with a total of 30 respondents consisting of 15 in the control group and 15 in the experimental group who used ergonomic work chairs and desks for 6 days. The average pre test nordic body map (NBM) score for the control group was 36.73, indicating low risk. After testing, the post test score increased to 38.06, remaining in the low risk category. The difference between the pre test and post test of the control group was -4%, indicating an increase in MSDs complaints. In contrast, the experimental group that used ergonomic work chairs had a pre test score of 33.33 (low risk) and a post test score of 30.45 (also low risk). The difference between the pre test and post test of the experimental group was 8%, indicating a decrease in MSDs complaints. The results of this study indicate that there is a decrease in MSDs complaints among workers after using ergonomic work chairs.