Ergonomic Study and Design of the Pulpit of a Wire Rod Mill at an Integrated Steel Plant

Table 1

Presenting the body posture of upper parts of the bodies of seven operators for RULA analysis.

	Postures of the body parts
	Upper arm	Lower arm	Wrist	Wrist twist	Neck	Trunk	Legs	Muscle use and load
Number of operators	20° <  < 45°		15°-15°	—	20°+		—	<2 kg intermittent load
Operator-1	35°	85°	15°-15°	—	35°	45°	—	<2 kg intermittent load
Operator-2	25°	65°	15°-15°	—	25°	25°	—	<2 kg intermittent load
Operator-3	30°	70°	15°-15°	—	30°	35°	—	<2 kg intermittent load
Operator-4	30°	80°	15°-15°	—	40°	40°	—	<2 kg intermittent load
Operator-5	35°	90°	15°-15°	—	35°	30°	—	<2 kg intermittent load
Operator-6	40°	75°	15°-15°	—	25°	45°	—	<2 kg intermittent load
Operator-7	45°	95°	15°-15°	—	40°	55°	—	<2 kg intermittent load