Effect of using non-ergonomic chairs on industrial engineering students

This research discusses and analyses the use of non-ergonomic chairs by industrial engineering students. The background of this research is that students spend many hours studying, most of them seated. Non-ergonomic chairs make students less comfortable in the learning process. The use of non-ergonomic chairs are for long periods of time can cause damage to MSDs, with complaints of muscle pain in the shoulder area, neck stiffness, and back pain. The research data was taken from Industrial Engineering Department students in 2016 by conducting interviews and receiving questionnaires. An evaluation of lecture chairs is carried out in accordance with ergonomics and anthropometry. The results of the interviews and questionnaires on the chairs of the Industrial Engineering Department provided that most students claimed to be uncomfortable using the lecture chairs. Results Retrieving data is then analysed to obtain improvements. The recommended improvement is to redesign the lecture chair using human body dimensions (Anthropometry).