TY - GEN
T1 - Ergonomic Risk Assessment with RULA and OCRA Method in a Garment Workshop. Case Study
AU - Araujo, Khryst Espichan
AU - Pacherrez Gonzales, Aracelli Elsa
AU - Taquia Gutierrez, Jose Antonio
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2024 IEEE.
PY - 2024
Y1 - 2024
N2 - This research focused on micro and small enterprises (MSEs) which comprise 96% of the textile industry in Peru. This sector is the most important manufacturing activity. Work-related musculoskeletal disorders (MSD) were identified with methods such as RULA and OCRA, which evaluates upper extremities. The purpose of this research is to reduce MSDs generated by activities performed in garment workshops by making use of ergonomic methods for the detection of inadequate postures and subsequently propose an improvement by applying engineering methodologies such as workstation redesign and ergonomics. After implementing the improvements, all the garment makers improved their score in the RULA method, reducing the risk by up to 42.9%. On the other hand, the OCRA method reduced the exposure index from a very high risk to a medium risk.
AB - This research focused on micro and small enterprises (MSEs) which comprise 96% of the textile industry in Peru. This sector is the most important manufacturing activity. Work-related musculoskeletal disorders (MSD) were identified with methods such as RULA and OCRA, which evaluates upper extremities. The purpose of this research is to reduce MSDs generated by activities performed in garment workshops by making use of ergonomic methods for the detection of inadequate postures and subsequently propose an improvement by applying engineering methodologies such as workstation redesign and ergonomics. After implementing the improvements, all the garment makers improved their score in the RULA method, reducing the risk by up to 42.9%. On the other hand, the OCRA method reduced the exposure index from a very high risk to a medium risk.
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/85199510524
U2 - 10.1109/ICMIMT61937.2024.10585653
DO - 10.1109/ICMIMT61937.2024.10585653
M3 - Articulo (Contribución a conferencia)
AN - SCOPUS:85199510524
T3 - 2024 15th International Conference on Mechanical and Intelligent Manufacturing Technologies, ICMIMT 2024
SP - 92
EP - 96
BT - 2024 15th International Conference on Mechanical and Intelligent Manufacturing Technologies, ICMIMT 2024
PB - Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
T2 - 15th International Conference on Mechanical and Intelligent Manufacturing Technologies, ICMIMT 2024
Y2 - 17 May 2024 through 19 May 2024
ER -