Darliana Mohamad

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• Doctor of Philosophy (Mechanic & Material Engineering)
• Senior Lecturer at University of Malaysia Kelantan

The main purpose of this survey is to get industrial employers’ feedback on the reasons for their lack of involvement in National Dual Training System (NDTS) organized by the Department of Skills Development, Ministry of Human Resources Malaysia. Industrial employers’ involvement and support is very important in ensuring NDTS implementation success...

The level of awareness for public sector employees regarding aspects of safety and health in the workplace is generally increased with the introduction and enforcement of the Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA) 1994. The importance of increasing employees' level of awareness is a priority for employers to avoid accidents at work. By examining...

This study aims to explore the factors contributing to non-compliance with safe work procedures among workers in the manufacturing sector in Malaysia. The study involved in-depth interviews with five participants, using a qualitative research approach, and the data obtained were analyzed thematically. The findings revealed that the factors contribu...

This paper aims to review the ergonomics study related to the batik industry, especially in Malaysia. The cross-sectional study is carried out using a 10 years’ filter and keywords such as batik AND ergonomic AND Malaysia. The searches were carried out mainly on Google scholar website but also cross-referenced with searches from Scopus. There were...

Fatigue has been strongly linked to posture comfort, and it has contributed to 15.7% of the total road accidents in Malaysia. This study aimed to develop a linear model to illustrate the relationship between the perception of driving comfort (subjective assessment) and muscle contraction (objective measurement) of the most comfortable and optimal d...

Under the guidance of the rural revitalization strategy of China’s government, the battle against poverty paid off to some extent, promoting the comprehensive development of the deeply poverty areas effectively. Nowadays, the local rural revitalization has reached a critical point since the coming “Post 2020” era. Having analyzed the current situat...

Heat stress normally known as a hidden cause of accidents in construction sectors. To ensure the productivity and health of workers in the construction site, it is necessary to evaluate the effects of temperature and relative humidity on the workers’ physiology under hot conditions. Hence, the aims of this paper are: (i) to investigate the knowledg...

This study is to examine the use of Rehal in Maahad Tahfiz Daril Ulum (MAFIZ). It focuses on the user's reflection about the rehal. The questionnaires are used as the instrument from 26 respondents comprising students studying in MAFIZ. Data analysis is performed by frequency and percentage. The results of the study found that the design of the boo...

This study aims to investigate the effects of the Covid-19 outbreak on small traders in the Bachok district of Kelantan. The objectives of this study are to observe the implication of Covid-19 pandemic on small traders in Bachok and how it is affecting their businesses. The subjective evaluation conducted in this study was focusing on small traders...

Thermal have significantly impact the productivity of work as well as the occupants’ satisfaction to their surroundings. The objective of this study is to evaluate the implication of thermal environmental conditions to human/manikin in a ventilated air conditioning space using CFD simulations. The thermal distributions of environmental parameters,...

Workers in construction are the most in danger to the poor health effects of heat exposure every day. A simulated lifting task based on computational thermal model of the workers in the construction is designed and utilized to study the distribution of skin temperature under two different temperatures (32°C and 25°C) and statics relative humidity a...

Excessive heat during work creates occupational health risks; it restricts a worker’s physical functions and capabilities, work capacity and productivity. Temperatures above 24–26 °C are associated with reduced labour productivity. Exposure to excessive heat levels can lead to heatstroke, sometimes even with a fatal outcome. The aim of this study i...

Driving posture is one of the factors that need to be emphasized in ensuring driver’s comfort and to avoid road accidents and injuries. Meanwhile, fatigue has a strong relationship with comfortable posture and it contributes 15.7% of the total road accidents in Malaysia. Fatigue can reduce driving concentration and performances, thus increases the...

One of the common health problems for small and medium enterprise such as batik production is work-related musculoskeletal disorder (WMSD). This health problem may contribute to long-term medical effect on the production workers. For batik stamping workers, the load of the copper block that need to be used repetitively can reach up to 2kg. This stu...

Kajian ini menerapkan data antropometri ke dalam rekabentuk bangku bar bagi menjamin keselesaan.Kajian-kajian lepas telah menunjukkan kepentingan dalam memastikan data tubuh badan manusiadimasukkan ke dalam proses rekabentuk perabot atau produk. Selain itu, pendedahan kepadaketidakselesaan kepada duduk boleh menyebabkan pengguna terdedah kepada gan...

This study was conducted to analyses the Biceps Brachii (BB) muscle contraction during different driving postures. Drivers' posture is one of the factors that contribute to driving fatigue that eventually may lead to road accident and injuries. The experiment conducted for this study is using the surface electromyography (SEMG) method for objective...

Road transport is the movement of passengers or goods on the road. To date, issues concerning the safety of students and school institutions have continued to attract public attention. The recent spate of incidents insideand outside the school compoundhas brought the issue of children safety into our attention. These include the escalating number o...

This study is aimed at seat design optimization for high-speed train based on the Malaysians sitting anthropometry data focusing on seat fit parameters. An analysis of anthropometry data composed of 15 dimensions that are required in seat design was done with 50 male subjects. These data were collected through direct measuring methods with standard...

Application of Anthropometric Data for Designing a Workstation in Science Laboratory.

Background: This study was an investigation conducted at two oil palm plantations in Slim River District, Perak, Malaysia on the prevalence of back pain among workers in the Malaysian oil palm industry. Many manual handling activities and tasks performed were not designed ergonomically, thus a high prevalence of musculoskeletal disorders was found...

Background: Driving posture discomfort can contribute to musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs), injuries, lumbar pain and fatigue. The three main objectives of this study were to identify the level of awareness for correct and safe driving posture, health implication to their body parts and to propose a suitable car seat fit dimensions appropriate for M...

Drivers' posture is one of the factors that can contribute to driving discomfort. Subjective evaluation is needed in determining the driving discomfort problem. The purpose of this study is to examine the reliability of different driving postures that may lead to drivers' discomfort. A total of thirty-four healthy Malaysian drivers were involved in...

Development of ergonomic sofa design is a design process includes the basic framework specification, type of material, consideration of sofa features and sofa production methods that is applied on the sofa design. One of the methods that can be used in developing most appropriate design is by applying the process of upgrading existing sofa furnitur...

Manual workers in agricultural industry are frequently exposed to work related discomfort and pain while performing their work tasks. This leads to common health problems such as Work-related Musculoskeletal Disorders (WMSDs) which occur due to the feeling of discomfort while performing daily tasks, which in turn affect their work performance. An i...

Background: The nature of work in the construction industry is closely associated with many human factor hazards. Manual construction workers are exposed to hand-arm vibration, repetitive movements, holding of heavy loads and tools, and frequent manual materials handling hazards in their daily tasks. Work related musculoskeletal disorders are major...

Motorcyclists are road users that highly exposed to hand-arm vibration that may contribute to body discomfort and fatigue that eventually will lead to road accidents and injuries. The two main objectives of this study are to identify the body parts that experience discomfort among motorcyclist and to understand the vibration exposure effect on diff...

Pekerja industri adalah lebih mudah untuk terdedahkan kepada ketidakselesaan dan kesakitan semasa kerja. Faktor-faktor risiko pekerjaan merupakan faktor terbesar kepada masalah-masalah kesihatan dan ia boleh didapati di mana-mana industri. Di negara perindustrian, anggota badan bahagian atas lebih terdedah kepada gangguan musculoskeletal. WMSDs mer...

Background: Whole body vibration (WBV) exposure has a significant influence on humans’ comfort, health and performance.

Musculoskeletal disorder (WMSDs) is the common health problems for the industrial workers. This health problem can contribute to long term effect on the production performance. The objective of this study is to analyze the posture of industrial worker in packaging industry using the RULA assessment in CATIA P3 V5R14 software. The working posture wa...

This paper presents the findings from a national survey conducted in Malaysia with respect to National Dual Training System (NDTS) and industry involvement in the program. The NDTS was launched in 2005; it is organized by the Department of Skills Development, Ministry of Human Resources Malaysia. To be successful in its implementation, NTDS require...

Drivers posture is one of the critical factors that should be investigated closely and thoroughly in the design and development of car drivers seat. A car driver controls the vehicle movements; therefore, his/her safety and comfort is important to avoid any road injury or unfortunate accident. The two main objectives of this study are to develop2D...

Many past researches had found fast setups and a changeover is required to reduce setup time and manufacturing costs. The two main objectives of this study are: first, to identify the root causes of bottlenecks operations and implement possible solutions to the problems; second, to study the cost saving effect after reducing the setup time. Single...

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 chara cteristics, comfortable postural angles and seat adjustment. Approach: Forty five participants were involved...

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 driversâ anthropometric characteristics, comfortable postural angles and seat adjustment. Approach: Forty five participants were involved i...

It is very common to find chairs and tables in the workplaces used for Video Display Terminal (VDT) tasks. Various problems have been associated with the use of VDTs, including visual problems, muscle aches and pains, repetitive trauma injuries such as carpal tunnel syndrome and job stress. Visual problems, muscle aches and pains are some of the co...