Analysis of Time-to-Fatigue for Standing Jobs in Metal Stamping Industry

In metal stamping industry, almost all jobs are practically to be performed in standing position. Standing in a long period of time can lead to muscle fatigue. The objective of this study was to determine time-to-fatigue in the erector spinae, tibialis anterior, and gastrocnemius muscles of twent...

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Main Author: Isa, Halim
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Published: Trans Tech Publications 2012
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description In metal stamping industry, almost all jobs are practically to be performed in standing position. Standing in a long period of time can lead to muscle fatigue. The objective of this study was to determine time-to-fatigue in the erector spinae, tibialis anterior, and gastrocnemius muscles of twenty production workers in a metal stamping company. The muscles activity was concurrently measured using surface electromyography (sEMG) during beginning, mid, and end of working sessions. Results of study found that gastrocnemius muscle fatigued earlier during all working sessions. In addition, working at the end of working session showed earlier fatigue than the beginning and mid of work days. The study concluded that standing in a long period of time is a cause to muscle fatigue experienced by the production workers.
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spelling utem-39392021-12-23T16:10:53Z http://eprints.utem.edu.my/id/eprint/3939/ Analysis of Time-to-Fatigue for Standing Jobs in Metal Stamping Industry Isa, Halim QP Physiology In metal stamping industry, almost all jobs are practically to be performed in standing position. Standing in a long period of time can lead to muscle fatigue. The objective of this study was to determine time-to-fatigue in the erector spinae, tibialis anterior, and gastrocnemius muscles of twenty production workers in a metal stamping company. The muscles activity was concurrently measured using surface electromyography (sEMG) during beginning, mid, and end of working sessions. Results of study found that gastrocnemius muscle fatigued earlier during all working sessions. In addition, working at the end of working session showed earlier fatigue than the beginning and mid of work days. The study concluded that standing in a long period of time is a cause to muscle fatigue experienced by the production workers. Trans Tech Publications 2012-01-03 Article PeerReviewed text en http://eprints.utem.edu.my/id/eprint/3939/1/Analysis_of_Time-to-Fatigue_for_Standing_Jobs.pdf Isa, Halim (2012) Analysis of Time-to-Fatigue for Standing Jobs in Metal Stamping Industry. Advanced Materials Research, 433-44. pp. 2155-2161. ISSN 1662-8985 http://www.scientific.net/AMR
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Analysis of Time-to-Fatigue for Standing Jobs in Metal Stamping Industry
title Analysis of Time-to-Fatigue for Standing Jobs in Metal Stamping Industry
title_full Analysis of Time-to-Fatigue for Standing Jobs in Metal Stamping Industry
title_fullStr Analysis of Time-to-Fatigue for Standing Jobs in Metal Stamping Industry
title_full_unstemmed Analysis of Time-to-Fatigue for Standing Jobs in Metal Stamping Industry
title_short Analysis of Time-to-Fatigue for Standing Jobs in Metal Stamping Industry
title_sort analysis of time-to-fatigue for standing jobs in metal stamping industry
topic QP Physiology
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