Knowledge Of Ergonomics Among Technical Staff In University Technology Mara Penang Malaysia

Abstract

Ergonomics is the scientific study of human work. Ergonomics knowledge helps in its right application and contributes significantly to the general wellbeing and safety worker’s at the workplace. Even though ergonomics in Malaysia was introduced in 1992, but it is a relatively new concept and yet to be considered an essential component of most enterprises. The aim of this study is to evaluate the level of ergonomics knowledge among technical staff in University Technology MARA (UiTM), Penang Malaysia. A questionnaire was developed and distributed to all technical staff of UiTM and the responses were analyzed using SPSS version 15. The evaluation showed that the score of average mean and standard deviation obtained are 3.16 and 0.96 respectively. The result shows that their level of ergonomic knowledge is moderate. The mean score obtained from the awareness of the effect if the ergonomics aspects are not practiced in the workplace is 4.37 which is a high level. It means that they don`t want to get injured and experience an unhealthy condition in the workplace. Regular ergonomic educations and practices in UiTM are advocated to increase ergonomics knowledge and practice to better level