Ergonomics Intervention on Veterinary Clinic Workplace Lay OutIncreasing Comfort Work

Abstract

The daily activities of veterinarian when dealing with patients are very complex especially since the patient is an animal. Starting from patient data through owner, patient health history, anamnesis, checking clinical symptoms, doing laboratory examination, giving diagnosis and treatment. Veterinary work is mostly done in the clinic and is quite exhausting when patients come in large numbers. Workplace comfort is indispensable for reducing fatigue, unnatural work attitude and uncomfortable movements for veterinarians, assistants or clinic visitors. Convenience in a veterinary clinic especially the physical facilities used by veterinarians and assistants is one of the veterinary supporters and assistants work well. The study used the same design subjects consisting of pretest and posttest method with a sample size of 21 people. Between the two stages of the study there was washing out period for 1 day. The veterinary clinic's facilities are set to within range according to the anthropometry, covering spacing and reducing repetitive or excessive motion and given a convenience questionnaire before and after the improvement. After an ergonomic intervention in the veterinary clinic's workplace layout there is a change in comfort level better than before. Ergonomic workplace can provide comfort for veterinarians, assistants and clinic visitors. Fatigue, unnatural work attitude and uncomfortable movements can be reduced