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Ahmad Rasdan Ismail

Sports and Human Engineering Group, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Universiti Malaysia Pahang, 26600 Pekan, Pahang, Malaysia

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Research ArticleOpen accessCONFORMITY TO OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH REGULATIONS IN MALAYSIAN SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISESBaba Md Deros, Ahmad Rasdan Ismail, Jaharah A. Ghani, Mohd Yusri Mohd YusofRegulation on occupational safety and health in Malaysia had evolved from the prescriptive factory and machinery act to a self-regulated occupational safety and health act. However, from the authors’ observation the high standards of occupational safety and health culture that surpass the legal requirement were not widely practiced by Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs). The two main objectives of this … …American Journal of Applied Sciences, Vol. 11, Issue 3 · 20 Jan 2014 · 7,524 accessesView PDF Cite

Research ArticleOpen accessAn Ergonomics Study on Assembly Line Workstation DesignBaba Md Deros, Nor Kamaliana Khamis, Ahmad Rasdan Ismail et al.Problem statement: High demand for products in the manufacturing industry had driven the human workers to work faster and adapt to their un-ergonomically designed workstation. Some tasks at assembly workstations require human workers to stand for a prolonged period of time to assemble the products. Approach: This study was conducted at an automotive component manufacturer. Twenty full time workers working … …American Journal of Applied Sciences, Vol. 8, Issue 11 · 8 Oct 2011 · 10,002 accessesView PDF Cite

Research ArticleOpen accessWork-Related Musculoskeletal Disorders among Workers' Performing Manual Material Handling Work in an Automotive Manufacturing CompanyBaba Md. Deros, Dian Darina Indah Daruis, Ahmad Rasdan Ismail et al.Problem statement: The study investigated the prevalence of Musculoskeletal Disorders (MSD) among workers who perform the Manual Material Handling (MMH) task in an automotive manufacturing plant in Malaysia. A cross sectional study was carried out among the workers in an automotive manufacturing plant. Approach: Respondents were selected through random sampling. Then, a Body Parts Symptoms Survey (BPSS) data sheets were … …American Journal of Applied Sciences, Vol. 7, Issue 8 · 31 Aug 2010 · 9,408 accessesView PDF Cite

Research ArticleOpen accessIntegration of Comfort into a Driver's Car Seat Design Using Image AnalysisDarliana Mohamad, Baba Md Deros, Dzuraidah Abdul Wahab et al.Problem statement: The purposes of this study are twofold: First, to recommend a range of angles for driving posture comfort from measurement of participants and second, to investigate the relationships between drivers' anthropometric characteristics, comfortable postural angles and seat adjustment. Approach: Forty five participants were involved in the study. Both anthropometric data and postural angles were measured and recorded by … …American Journal of Applied Sciences, Vol. 7, Issue 7 · 31 Jul 2010 · 7,834 accessesView PDF Cite

Research ArticleOpen accessWork Posture and Back Pain Evaluation in a Malaysian Food Manufacturing CompanyBaba Md. Deros, Dian Darina Indah Daruis, Ahmad Rasdan Ismail, Ahmad Rifqi Abdul RahimProblem statement: A cross-sectional study was conducted among workers at a processed food manufacturer in Malaysia. The main objective of the study was to determine the prevalence of back pain among workers who perform manual material handling. In addition, the study also investigated the effectiveness of the interventions provided by the employer to reduce the risk of back pain. Approach: … …American Journal of Applied Sciences, Vol. 7, Issue 4 · 30 Apr 2010 · 7,561 accessesView PDF Cite