THE POTENCY OF MUSCULOSKELETAL DISORDERS AND ERGONOMIC RISK FACTORS OF PHARMACY WORKER AT A HOSPITAL PHARMACY INSTALLATION IN BANDUNG

Objectives: The purpose of this study was to observe the potency of musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) and risk factors of pharmaceutical works in Ujung Berung General Hospital pharmacy installation including preparing, storage, and distribution, using computer workstation and to provide preventive suggestion to increase safety and prevent decrease of productivity in the hospital pharmacy installation.Methods: It was qualitative and quantitative descriptive research. Data were taken using observational method during pharmaceutical work from February to April 2017 and analyzed using Rapid Entire Body Assessment (REBA) worksheet to obtain the level of MSDs risk factors. The participants were categorized into low risk for score of