Analysis of compensation cost related to musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) against younger and older malaysian manufacturing workers

Proceedings of the International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Operations Management

Volumn 8-10 March 2016, Issue , 2016, Pages 1699-1702

  Rohani, Jafri Mohd ^a   Mohd Zainal, Affandi ^a   Johari, Mohamed Fitri ^a   Sirat, Rozlina Md ^a   Zein, Raemy Md ^b   Rahman, Ismail Abdul ^b  

^a UNIVERSITI TEKNOLOGI MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

^b National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) Jalan Persiaran Teknologi Taman Teknologi Johor   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Average compensation cost; Manufacturing; Musculoskeletal disorder; Older workers; Younger workers

Indexed keywords

EID: 85018413342     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21698767     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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