LABORATORY ERGONOMICS CHECKLIST

ETP Name: BAKHTIAR DOLLAH

Date of Assessment: Start Date: 12TH April 2021.
End Date: 12th April 2021 .
Assessment Initiated ☐ Employee Self-Assessment
by? ☐ Walkthrough inspection by ETP
☐ Review of records by ETP
☐ Ergonomics related injury or MSD complaint
☐ Requested by OHD or relevant authorities
☐ Others. Please give details: Click or tap here to enter text.
Site Name: Shinko electronics (M) Sdn Bhd
Site Address: Lot 717 Jln Serendah 26/17 , section 26 , 40400 Shah Alam
Site Registration No: SLK 9438
(DOSH Registration)
Work Unit Assessed: Laboratory and final visual
User Assessed: operator

ACTION
RISK FACTORS ANSWER RECOMMENDED ACTION
REQUIRED?
Lab Benches
Is/Are work items within ☐ Yes ☐ Yes If not, reposition tools and
close reach? ☐ No ☐ No supplies “easy-to-reach”
☐ N/A ☐ N/A distance
Is/Are the lab bench edges ☐ Yes ☐ Yes Don’t rest your wrist on
rounded and/ or well ☐ No ☐ No harsh edges. Work with
padded? ☐ N/A ☐ N/A arms parallel to the ground.
Is/Are there adequate leg ☐ Yes ☐ Yes To create foot room, modify
and foot room at all seated ☐ No ☐ No benches, remove drawers
work areas? ☐ N/A ☐ N/A and/or move equipment.
Is/Are bench cutouts ☐ Yes ☐ Yes a. Minimum 15” depth
available for seated ☐ No ☐ No b. Minimum 20” width
workers? ☐ N/A ☐ N/A
Is/Are seated bench ☐ Yes ☐ Yes
available for tasks requiring ☐ No ☐ No
precision and close ☐ N/A ☐ N/A
inspection?
Chair
Can all laboratory chairs be ☐ Yes ☐ Yes
adjusted to accommodate all ☐ No ☐ No
employees who need to use ☐ N/A ☐ N/A
the chairs?
Can employees comfortably ☐ Yes ☐ Yes
rest their feet on the floor, a ☐ No ☐ No
foot ring, or footrest? ☐ N/A ☐ N/A
Is employee sitting with ☐ Yes ☐ Yes
their back against the back ☐ No ☐ No
of the chair? ☐ N/A ☐ N/A
Does the chair go high ☐ Yes ☐ Yes If not, adjust chair height to
enough for employees? ☐ No ☐ No allow for neutral arm
☐ N/A ☐ N/A positions. Arms optimally
should be positioned at 90
degrees or greater
Is/Are the seat pan too long ☐ Yes ☐ Yes Adjust seat depth to allow
or too short? ☐ No ☐ No for proper leg support
☐ N/A ☐ N/A
Is/Are the backrest ☐ Yes ☐ Yes
adjustable to support lower ☐ No ☐ No
back while working at the ☐ N/A ☐ N/A
bench?
Is/Are the feet supported on ☐ Yes ☐ Yes If not, consider using a
the floor or on a footrest or ☐ No ☐ No footrest
foot ring? ☐ N/A ☐ N/A
Is/Are chairs free of ☐ Yes ☐ Yes
armrests or can they be ☐ No ☐ No
removed to allow for ☐ N/A ☐ N/A
freedom of movement?
Are the chair casters ☐ Yes ☐ Yes
appropriate for the flooring?☐ No ☐ No
☐ N/A ☐ N/A
Does the seat and/or seat ☐ Yes ☐ Yes
pan tilt forward? ☐ No ☐ No
☐ N/A ☐ N/A
Microscopy
Is the microscope pulled out ☐ Yes ☐ Yes Position the microscope
to the end of the workbench? ☐ No ☐ No toward the edge of the
☐ N/A ☐ N/A work surface to position the
operator in a more upright
posture
Can user view the eye piece ☐ Yes ☐ Yes Consider use of a
(neck and head in neutral ☐ No ☐ No microscope with an
position) while sitting in an ☐ N/A ☐ N/A adjustable eye piece
upright position?
Is/Are the arm supported ☐ Yes ☐ Yes
and relaxed when using the ☐ No ☐ No
microscope? ☐ N/A ☐ N/A
Is/Are arm rested on soft ☐ Yes ☐ Yes use padding on the work
and curved edge of the desk? ☐ No ☐ No surface to avoid contact
☐ N/A ☐ N/A stress
Do user work with neutral ☐ Yes ☐ Yes
shoulder postures (without ☐ No ☐ No
rounded shoulders or in a ☐ N/A ☐ N/A
hunched position)?
Can the user adjust the ☐ Yes ☐ Yes
microscope with arms ☐ No ☐ No
supported and relaxed? ☐ N/A ☐ N/A
Has the user been trained to ☐ Yes ☐ Yes
properly use the microscope ☐ No ☐ No
workstation? ☐ N/A ☐ N/A
Fume hoods and Safety Cabinets
Are user arms relaxed when ☐ Yes ☐ Yes If not, consider standing. If
work seated in the fume ☐ No ☐ No a prolonged standing is
hood? ☐ N/A ☐ N/A required, provide sit-stand
chair.
Can user see his/her work ☐ Yes ☐ Yes
without tilting head and ☐ No ☐ No
neck in awkward posture? ☐ N/A ☐ N/A
If sitting, is/are the chair ☐ Yes ☐ Yes
high enough or adjustable ☐ No ☐ No
for comfortability? ☐ N/A ☐ N/A
Is/Are leg and knee ☐ Yes ☐ Yes
clearance available to ☐ No ☐ No
promote neutral sitting ☐ N/A ☐ N/A
postures when using the
hood or cabinet?
Is/Are materials inside the ☐ Yes ☐ Yes
hoods and cabinets as close ☐ No ☐ No
as possible to the worker to ☐ N/A ☐ N/A
avoid over-reaching?
Is/Are the user able to ☐ Yes ☐ Yes
alternate between sitting ☐ No ☐ No
and standing while working? ☐ N/A ☐ N/A
Breaks
Are breaks provided? ☐ Yes ☐ Yes Provide frequent short
☐ No ☐ No breaks (every 20 – 30
☐ N/A ☐ N/A minutes) to stretch, move
around and close their eyes
or focus on something 20m
away.
Are user encouraged to ☐ Yes ☐ Yes FIX TASK
change tasks every 20-30 ☐ No ☐ No
minutes? ☐ N/A ☐ N/A