Contribution of situational operational leeway for ergonomic assessment in the evaluation of work situations

Norval, Maxime; Zare, Mohsen; Brunet, René; Coutarel, Fabien

doi:10.1080/1463922x.2020.1785039

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“…To carry out a comprehensive ergonomic assessment [ 44 , 45 , 46 , 47 ] that considers all dimensions (task, worker and working conditions), the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) proposes a series of guidelines to address this issue: what are the factors to consider and the identification of those that require in-depth analysis [ 48 ]?…”

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The Age Factor in the Analysis of Occupational Risks in the Wood Industry

2022

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Workers in the wood industry are continually exposed to a wide range of risks. Some risks are potentially high and may lead to serious work-related accidents or occupational diseases. It is a sector where physical work is predominant and where high-risk machinery is used. There is also the age factor, as the age of the workforce increases the risks of loss of skills, particularly physical skills. This study analyses the impact of age on the occupational safety and health management in the wood industry. To this end, a qualitative analysis was carried out through semi-structured in-depth interviews. A total of 52 interviews were conducted with wood-based entrepreneurs, occupational safety technicians and experts from Galicia (Spain). The results show that there is a growing concern to integrate the older group in occupational safety and health management due to the increasing work life. The older group is not the one with the greatest number of occupational accidents (8.3%), but rather the one that needs better working conditions in the face of physical deterioration, considering that a large proportion of senior workers is transferred to administrative tasks. Consequently, the proportion of older workers performing physical tasks, which are the tasks with the highest associated risk, is lower.

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The Age Factor in the Analysis of Occupational Risks in the Wood Industry

2022

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“…Önleyici modellerin çoğunda, risk değerlendirmesi KİSR riskinin önlenmesinde ilk adımdır. Bu ilk değerlendirme aşaması, basit değerlendirme araçlarını kullanarak risk seviyesini belirler ve önleme yaklaşımını en kritik çalışma duruşlarına yönlendirir (Norval, Zare, Brunet, Coutarel ve Roquelaure, 2020). KİSR'nı ortaya çıkaran etkenlere maruziyeti değerlendirme yöntemleri üç kategoriye ayrılır (Burdorf ve Van der Beek, 1999) İncelenen iş istasyonuda sac şeridi, sürücüden makineye gelmektedir.…”

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Otomoti̇v Sektörü Prograsi̇f Kalip Hattinda Ergonomi̇k Üreti̇m Tasarimi İle Veri̇mli̇li̇ği̇n Arttirilmasi

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Gündüz

2022

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Ergonomic conditions that are ignored in all materials, machinery, equipment and working environments in workplaces negatively affect employee activities. Ergonomically examining and designing work processes is a policy that will prevent musculoskeletal disorders (MSD), as well as increase the efficiency of the employee and production. The way to protect physical and mental health starts with analysis. In this study, the MSD risks of the workers in the progressive molding line, where spare parts are produced in the automotive sector, were examined by QEC and BAUA ergonomic analysis methods. In order to reduce the strain on the operator due to the working, an improvement suggestion has been developed and applied. QEC and BAUA risk scores on current workstation are 73.30% and 30, respectively. With the new production design carried out on the line, the work process that poses a risk has been made independent from the employee and this work has been made dependent on the machine in the molding line. Thus, the risk scores has been reduced to 55.11% and 2 points. This result shows that with the accurate analysis and production design, the MSD risks that employees may encounter today and in the future can be greatly reduced. In ındustries, the employee's maintaining the job in the wrong position and every unnecessary activity is a waste. In addition, the cost and profit of the application has been revealed with the economic analysis made for the situation where such activities are improved. It has been shown that ergonomic working environments have the potential to increase the yield, reduce costs and reflect in profit. With the research results, it is thought that the facilities can prevent MSD by applying ergonomic analyzes, the measures to be taken as a result of these analyzes and the ergonomic production design will have a positive effect on productivity, regardless of the extent of the improvement.

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Research on the influence and evaluation of manual operation performance of multifunctional operation panel considering interaction effect

Zhang,

Ren,

Sun

et al. 2024

Hum Ftrs & Erg Mfg Svc

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Manual operations remain crucial in critical human‐machine interactions due to limitations in automatic control algorithms and technologies. While ergonomic analysis and evaluation techniques for interactive interfaces are advancing, recent approaches emphasize integrating graphical interface experiences with intuitive controls. Conventional methods often lack precision or overlook the interaction effect of different influencing factors, leading to inadequate assessment of essential manual operations for intricate interfaces, such as multifunctional operation panels. To address these challenges, this study aimed to investigate the interaction effects of various factors on the manual operation performance of operators when using a multifunctional operation panel and aims to develop a more comprehensive and broadly applicable evaluation model for such panels. An experiment was designed to consider the type, size, layout of controls, and operational task type as the main factors affecting manual operation performance. Multivariate analysis of variance was used to identify significant interaction effects among the operation factors. The findings underscored the importance of these interactions in evaluating manual operation performance. Multivariate linear regression further examined the influence of these factors, enhancing the evaluation methodology. The study emphasizes the critical role of understanding interaction effects in assessing the manual operation performance of multifunctional operation panels, particularly in improving the design of the panel or operation tasks.

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Contribution of situational operational leeway for ergonomic assessment in the evaluation of work situations

Cited by 5 publications

References 43 publications

The Age Factor in the Analysis of Occupational Risks in the Wood Industry

The Age Factor in the Analysis of Occupational Risks in the Wood Industry

Otomoti̇v Sektörü Prograsi̇f Kalip Hattinda Ergonomi̇k Üreti̇m Tasarimi İle Veri̇mli̇li̇ği̇n Arttirilmasi

Research on the influence and evaluation of manual operation performance of multifunctional operation panel considering interaction effect

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