ANALISIS PERBAIKAN POSTUR KERJA PADA UKM DELTA MEBEL BATU AJI

Abstract

Delta Furniture UKM is an SME engaged in the furniture product industry in Batam. The purpose of the study is to analyze and identify the work posture of employees using the REBA method and provide suggestions for improvement in the most risky work processes based on REBA assessments. It is important to correct poor posture and working position because poor posture can lead to musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs). The methods used in this study are Nordic Body Map (NBM) and Rapid Entire Body Assessment (REBA). Based on the results of interviews conducted with delta furniture employees, workers complained of pain in the waist and neck because the size of the table was too low so that employees worked in a squatting position and lowered their heads for a long time. In the wood cutting process, the REBA score was obtained 7.3 so that it was in the medium category and needed to be repaired, in the wood boring process the REBA score was obtained 5.6, in the medium category and needed to be repaired. The proposed improvement given is to improve work facilities in the form of desks that are in accordance with the anthropometric size of the worker, namely the dimension of the length of the lateral hand reach of 148.3 cm and the height of the standing elbow 88 cm. After repairing the work facility, the posture of the workers in the wood cutting section gets a REBA score of 2 and for the wood cutting part gets a REBA score of 3, so it is in the small category and no more repairs are needed.