Effect of Musculoskeletal Ergonomics Chair on Silver Smith in Borong Villages, District Maggala, Makassar City Syamsul Muhammad Azrul1, Russeng Syamsiar S.1, Rivai Fridawaty1 1Faculty of Public Health, Hasanuddin University, Jl. Perintis Kemerdekaan Km. 10, Tamalanrea Indah, Tamalanrea, Kota, Makassar, Sulawesi Selatan, 90245, Indonesia Online published on 30 April, 2019. Abstract This research aimed to determine the effect of ergonomic chair on silversmith craftsmen who have musculoskeletal complaint when they are working. This study was a quasi-type experiment, with the design of preventive intervention based on 16 respondents from Borong Village. The results indicated that the ergonomic chair have an effect on musculoskeletal complaint on the silver craftsmen while working. The group who have complaint on intervened musculoskeletal; neck (p=0.023), lower neck (p=0.016), right shoulder (p=0.01), back side (p=0.01), upper arm (p=0.011), waist (p=0.009) lower waist (p=0.009), buttock (p=0.008), right forearm (p=0.011), right wrist hand (p=0.009), right thigh (p=0.008), right knee (p=0.015), right calf (p=0.009). While in the group who do not have complaint on the intervened musculoskeletal, the ergonomic chairs do not give negative effect on the intervened muscle; neck (p=0.655), lower neck (p=0.257), back side (p=0.564), right upper arm (p=1.00), waist (p=0.157), right forearm (p=1.00), right wrist hand (p=0.655), and right calf (p=0.317). On working posture, ergonomic chair gives effect on the working group who has on musculoskeletal complaints with the value of (p=0.011), and to the group who do not have musculoskeletal complaint with the value of (p=0.024). Top Keywords Ergonomic chair, Musculoskeletal, silversmith craftsmen, working posture. Top |