Abstract
Physical Workload Assessment of Furniture Industry Workers by Using Owas Method
Highlights
One of the most important reasons for occupational accidents and injuries in production systems is poorly designed working environment
This study aims to investigate the risk levels caused by working postures and movements of furniture industry workers who work in solid wood operations
Excessive force requirements, adverse postural stresses, heavyweights, contact stresses, repetitive motions, vibration and temperature changes may lead to many ergonomic problems
Summary
One of the most important reasons for occupational accidents and injuries in production systems is poorly designed working environment. Inadequate and incomplete working environment that ignores ergonomic factors at the planning stage, creates persistent psychical disorders, increases mistakes and accident rates and decreases work productivity. Improving productivity is the main goal of continuous improvement according to business managers. Enhancement of compliance between the worker and work is one of the efficient methods for the improvement of productivity. Workers should not be overloaded in the working environment since they get tired when forced to work over their. Fatigue can have negative impacts in terms of employees’ work efficiency, health, safety and psychological balance. It is important to consider the performance limits of workers and determine the rest and working hours and improve working conditions in order to improve the productivity
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