High rates of disabling work related-musculoskeletal disorders are found among various skilled welders in manufacturing sectors in West Bengal. In the absence of an ergonomics standard, some manufacturing sectors have designed their own workstations on voluntary basis but several MSD symptoms are noticed. The objectives of the study are to carryout various MSD symptoms, evaluation of work posture, postural stresses during welding. The identification of major factors associated with MSD symptoms and development of ergonomically designed workstation are also the aim of the study. RULA, OWAS and discomfort questionnaire are used to collect data on MSD symptoms. FEA is used for analysis of postural stresses of welders. Results indicate that the prevalence rates of symptoms in different body regions are very high. It is highly recommended to consider the requirements from welders in designing the welder's job table for increasing the welder's efficiency and job quality.
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Suman et al. (2020) studied this question.