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Assessment of musculoskeletal disorder in food service industry in emerging economies

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  • Kamalakanta Muduli
  • Shoeb Ahmed Syed
  • Venkata P. Kommula
  • Bikash Ranjan Moharana
  • Bikash Chandra Behera

Abstract

Workers in Papua New Guinea's (PNG) industries, like those in developed and developing countries, suffer from musculoskeletal disorders (MSD). However, in emerging economies like PNG, the issue of work-related musculoskeletal disorders (WMSDs) in industries/factories has gotten little attention. Following a critical inspection at a food service unit in PNG, relevant data was gathered. Knees have a higher MSD risk for all 15 samples that were interviewed, according to evaluation data based on Cornell questionnaires. According to full body analysis data, body parts below the hip have a higher MSD score for both male and females, while the right knee has a higher MSD score for females. According to the P-chart analysis, 26.67% of the 15 workers have a higher MSD prevalence, while 73.33% have a lower MSD prevalence. Males, on the other hand, had a higher risk of MSDs than females, according to the findings.

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  • Kamalakanta Muduli & Shoeb Ahmed Syed & Venkata P. Kommula & Bikash Ranjan Moharana & Bikash Chandra Behera, 2023. "Assessment of musculoskeletal disorder in food service industry in emerging economies," International Journal of Process Management and Benchmarking, Inderscience Enterprises Ltd, vol. 14(4), pages 558-580.
    • Handle: RePEc:ids:ijpmbe:v:14:y:2023:i:4:p:558-580
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