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Safety and Productivity Enhancement Through Ergonomics Development (SPEED) at the Embassy in the Philippines

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Advances in Physical, Social & Occupational Ergonomics (AHFE 2021)

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The ergonomics audit conducted at the Embassy in the Philippines was done in order to identify ergonomic hazards in the office and propose practical solutions to these problems. The result of the audit is used as input to educate employees about ergonomics principles and how these can be used to prevent musculoskeletal disorders. A total of 27 people mostly female (89%) responded to the symptom survey. Fifty-nine percent (59%) of the respondents complained of discomfort. The most complained body parts are the low back, hand/wrist, shoulder and neck. The values obtained from the audit showed that illuminances in some areas exceed recommended values. In order to address the problems identified, recommendations were given for implementation by employees and management. Ergonomics training was conducted for the purpose of educating employees how to prevent common musculoskeletal disorders experienced in the workplace.

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  1. Industrial & Systems Engineering Department, De La Salle University, 2401 Taft Avenue, Malate, Manila, Philippines

    Alma Maria Jennifer Gutierrez & Rosemary Seva

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  1. Alma Maria Jennifer Gutierrez
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  1. Division of Integrative Systems and Design, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Kowloon, Hong Kong

    Ravindra S. Goonetilleke

  2. Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Daejeon, Korea (Republic of)

    Shuping Xiong

  3. University of Latvia, Riga, Latvia

    Henrijs Kalkis

  4. University of Latvia, Riga, Latvia

    Zenija Roja

  5. University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL, USA

    Waldemar Karwowski

  6. Okayama University, Okayama, Japan

    Atsuo Murata

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Gutierrez, A.M.J., Seva, R. (2021). Safety and Productivity Enhancement Through Ergonomics Development (SPEED) at the Embassy in the Philippines. In: Goonetilleke, R.S., Xiong, S., Kalkis, H., Roja, Z., Karwowski, W., Murata, A. (eds) Advances in Physical, Social & Occupational Ergonomics. AHFE 2021. Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems, vol 273. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-80713-9_32

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