ABSTRACT
Construction is one of the largest industries in India, employing 7.6 million workers, or about 5% ofthe Indian work force. Construction workers face some of the most dangerous working conditions in the country on a daily basis. Ergonomic problem is common hazard and is one of the most common causes of injury at work. The accurate measurement of workers' exposure to the risk assessment of WMSDs has been of vital importance. Musculoskeletal system primarily concerns with dimensions, compositions & mass properties of body segments. and work related musculoskeletal disorder caused due to over exertion, adoption of asymmetric & awkward postures and unsupported positions used in task completion. Many MSDs are due to operations performed for a long period. can cause a lifetime of pain and disability. Therefore present investigation was planned to provide an objective measure of the MSD risk caused by construction work and to evaluate a job's level of risk for developing a musculoskeletal disorder in 120 construction workers with the application of REBA (Rapid Entire Body Assessment) postural assessment technique. It was found from observation that approximately 6 % of workers were in the category of ALO indicating 'negligible' risk level means no action is necessary indicating acceptable posture, 12.7% were in ALl(low risk, further action may be needed) and 63% of workers in AL2 (medium risk, action necessary).
