NG YEE GUAN

Senior Lecturer,Occupational Safety and HealthDept. of Environmental & Occupational HealthFaculty of Medicine and Health Sciences

Occupational Safety and HealthIndustrial Hygiene

ErgonomicsEmergency and Disaster Resilience

AWARDS & HONORSTEACHING EXPERIENCES:

RESEARCH WORK

Scopus ID:55184607900

Google Scholar ID: YG Ng

ORCID ID: orcid.org/0000‐0001‐7373‐2139

23years

Field of Interest

Field of Expertise

PUBLICATIONS:

12JOURNAL ARTICLES

1Book 

Chapters

3Proceedings

RESEARCH GRANTS:

1 1 2

International/Private

National University

SUPERVISION:

Doctorate, PhD

Master Degree, MSc

Bachelor Degree, BSc

On‐going

Grad

uated

8 1

2 0

2 10

CONTACT INFORMATION:

www.medic.upm.edu.my

shah86zam@upm.edu.my

CONSULTANCY WORK:Dept. of Occupational Safety and Health

Al‐Esnad Est. For Military SuppliesNational Energy CompanySime Darby PlantationSunway Construction

Georg JordanMurphy OilTechnofit

Etc.

PROFESSIONAL SOCIETY

Human Factors and Ergonomics Malaysia

Malaysian Industrial Hygiene Association

Malaysian Association of Professional Speakers

CURRICULUM VITAE

A. BUTIR-BUTIR PERIBADI (Personal Details)

Nama Penuh (Full Name) Ng Yee Guan Gelaran (Title): Dr.

Jawatan (Designation):

Senior Lecturer

Warganegara (Citizenship)

Malaysian

Bangsa (Race):

Malaysia

Tarikh Lahir (Date of Birth):

2nd July 1986

Jabatan/Fakulti (Department/Faculty) E-mel dan URL (E-mail Address and URL)

Department of Environmental and Occupational Health, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 Serdang, Selangor Darul Ehsan, Malaysia.

E-mail: shah86zam@upm.edu.my shah86zam@gmail.com Tel: 03-89472396 Fax: 03-89472395 H/P: 0192771103

B. KELAYAKAN AKADEMIK (Academic Qualification)

Nama Sijil / Kelayakan

(Certificate / Qualification obtained) Nama Sekolah Institusi

(Name of School / Institution) Tahun

(Year obtained) Bidang pengkhusususan

(Area of Specialization)

Doctoral Degree, PhD UPM 2015 Occupational Health and Safety

C. KEMAHIRAN BAHASA (Language Proficiency)

Bahasa / Language Lemah (1) Poor

Sederhana (2) Moderate

Baik (3) Good

Amat Baik (4) Very good

Cemerlang (5) Excellent

English ✓

Bahasa Melayu ✓

Mandarin ✓

Cantonese ✓

Hokkien ✓

D. PENGALAMAN SAINTIFIK DAN PENGKHUSUSAN (Scientific experience and Specialisation)

Organization Position Start Date

End Date Expertise

Human Factor and Ergonomics Society of Malaysia

Treasurer 2013 2015 Ergonomics

Vice President 2015 2019 Ergonomics

E. PEKERJAAN (Employment)

Majikan / Employer Jawatan / Designation

Jabatan / Department Tarikh lantikan / Start Date

Tarikh tamat / Date Ended

Universiti Putra Malaysia

Tutor Department of Environmental and Occupational Health

December 2010 January 2015

G. PENERBITAN (Publication – selected only)

Journal 1. Shamsul B.M.T, Muhammad Azhar M. A, Mohd Rafee B., Nurul A.M.A. and Ng Y.G, 2009. Ergonomics Risk Factors and Health Effects Among Visual Display Unit (VDU) Users of Malaysian Government Servants. Journal of Medical Safety. November, 2009: 23 – 36. ISSN 1349-5232.

2. SBM Tamrin, MN Jamalohdin, YG Ng, S Maeda, NAM Ali. (2012). The characteristics of vibrotactile perception threshold among shipyard workers in a tropical environment. Industrial health 50 (2), 156-163

3. Shamsul, B. M. T., Sia, C. C., Ng, Y. G., & Karmegan, K. (2013). Effects of Light’s Colour Temperatures on Visual Comfort Level, Task Performances, and Alertness among Students. American Journal of Public Health Research, 1(7), 159-165.

4. Ng, Y. G., Shamsul, B. M., Irwan, S. M., Mori, I., & Hashim, Z. (2013). Ergonomics Observation: Harvesting Tasks at Oil Palm Plantation. Journal of Occupational Health. 55 (5), 405-414.

5. Ng, Y. G., Mohd, T. S., Yik, W. M., Mohd, Y. I., & Mori, I. (2013). The Prevalence of Musculoskeletal Disorder and Association with Productivity Loss: A Preliminary Study among Labour Intensive Manual Harvesting Activities in Oil Palm Plantation. Industrial Health. 52 (1), 78-85.

6. M Tamrin, S Bahri, K Yokoyama, L Naing, YG Ng (2014). The effectiveness of simplified intervention program for preventing and reducing low back pain among Malaysian bus drivers. American Journal of Applied Sciences 11 (5), 818-832.

7. ISM Yusoff, SBM Tamrin, AM Said, YG Ng, M Ippei (2014). Oil Palm Workers: Designing Ergonomics Harvesting Tool Using User Centered Design Approach to Reducing Awkward Body Posture by Catia Simulation. Iranian Journal of Public Health 43 (3), 72.

8. ML Norzan, S Abu Bakar, M Tamrin, S Bahri, B Md Deros, AS Rambely, W Ahmad, W Khairunizam, YG Ng, MA Rojan, MC Ee, SN Basah, SK Zaaba (2014). Overcoming issues of oil palm plantations manual1 work with ergonomic and engineering considerations. Australian Journal of Basic and Applied Sciences. 8 (spec. 4), 393-397.

9. M Tamrin, S Bahri, K Saliman, YG Ng, M Yusoff, I Syah (2014). Stress; the vulnerability and association with driving performance. American Journal of Applied Sciences. 11 (3), 448-454.

10. YG Ng, SBM Tamrin, IA Ismail, GP Ananta, Z Hashim, ISM Yusoff, MD Baba, AB Shahriman, SR Azmin (2014). Effectiveness of a participatory action oriented training intervention approach among harvesters in oil palm plantation. American Journal of Applied Sciences. 11 (4), 681-693.

11. YG Ng, SBM Tamrin, ISM Yusoff, Z Hashim, SA Bakar, V How (2015). Risk factors of musculoskeletal disorders among oil palm fruit harvesters during early harvesting stage. Annals of Agricultural and Environmental Medicine. 22 (2).

Chapter in book Ng Yee Guan and Shamsul Bahri Mohd Tamrin (2015). Harvesting Task In Oil Palm Plantation: A Case Study Of Early Harvesting Stage in Occupational Safety and Health in Commodity Agriculture: Case Studies from the Malaysian Perspective.

G. PENERBITAN (Publication – selected only)

Proceedings 1. N. P. Tumit and A. S. Rambely Shamsul BMT Shahriman A. B. Ng Y. G. B. M. Deros Zailina H., Y. M. Goh, Manohar Arumugam, I. A. Ismail, and Abdul Hafiz A. R. (2014). AIP Conference Proceedings. 1614 (1), 973-979.

2. N. P. Tumit and A. S. Rambely Shamsul BMT Shahriman A. B. Ng Y. G. B. M. Deros Zailina H., Y. M. Goh, Manohar Arumugam, I. A. Ismail, and Abdul Hafiz A. R. (2015). A full body mathematical model of an oil palm harvester. AIP Conference Proceedings 1678 (1), 060019.

3. MK Faizi, AB Shahriman, MS Abdul Majid, BMT Shamsul, YG Ng, SN Basah, EM Cheng, M Afendi, MR Zuradzman, Khairunizam Wan, D Hazry (2017). An overview of the Oil Palm Empty Fruit Bunch (OPEFB) potential as reinforcing fibre in polymer composite for energy absorption applications. MATEC Web of Conferences 90, 01064.

Other publications

Computer software

H. PROJEK PENYELIDIKAN TERDAHULU(Past Research Project)

Project No. Project Title Role Year Source of fund Status

04-04-11-1489RU

The Integrated Ergonomics Approach of Agricultural Sustainability In Malaysia

Co-researcher

2011 UPM – RMC (RUGS)

Completed

04-01-12-1620RU

Occupational Ergonomics Injuries and Diseases of Agricultural Workers in Malaysia

Co-researcher

2012 UPM – RMC (RUGS)

Completed

06-01-04-SF1539

The Integrated Ergonomics Approach in Reducing Musculoskeletal Disorders among Harvesters in Oil Palm Plantation

Co-researcher

2012 MOSTI (Sciencefund)

Completed

(Ref: FRGS/1/2015/ SKK06/UPM/ 02/10)

Developing new personal protective devices using ergonomics principles in improving Occupational Safety and Health practices among oil palm plantation workers in Malaysia.

Co-researcher

2016 FRGS On-going