Abstract:
People with Physical Disabilities (PPDs) can
effectively contribute towards economic growth by enhancing
their employability if their residual physical capabilities are
correctly identified. Therefore, the aim of the research was to
identify typical manual WAs and RMs of PPDs. The objectives
were to identify typical manual WAs in industry and to identify
the essential RMs of body regions/joints. The research was
carried out in two phases where the typical manual WAs were
identified using industrial engineering experts (n=3) and then,
essential RM of each body regions and/or joints required to
perform WAs were identified using medical experts (n=9). Both
phases employed a modified delphi approach for data collection.
It was found that only a limited RMs are necessary to carry out
the WAs. This could lead to the development of a tool to enable
select PPDs for manual work based on their residual
capabilities.
