Interactive ergonomic risk mapping: a practical approach for visual management of workplace ergonomics

Felekoglu, Burcu; Taşan, Seren Özmehmet

doi:10.1080/10803548.2020.1712127

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“…Recently, in the health and safety management area, the concept of "vision zero" is gaining significant importance [18]. The concept emphasizes three core aspects, health, safety and well-being of the workers.…”

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Role of Ergonomic Factors Affecting Production of Leather Garment-Based SMEs of India: Implications for Social Sustainability

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This paper aims to identify, evaluate, and measure the ergonomic factors hampering the production of leather garment-based small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). Ergonomic problems faced by the workers largely impact the health of individuals and also the productivity of a firm. Based on experts’ opinions and a literature survey, three emerging categories—namely, occupational disease, personal factors, and the industrial environment—with a total of twenty factors were identified to examine symmetrical impact in five leather garment companies. In this research work, Cronbach’s α was evaluated to check the validity of the ergonomic factors identified through the literature survey. Then, using the fuzzy analytic hierarchy process (FAHP), the identified ergonomic factors were evaluated. A sensitivity analysis was carried out to validate the robustness of the results obtained using the integrated approach. Outdated machinery, vibration, operational setup, fatigue, and poor ventilation and lighting are the top five factors inducing ergonomic-related problems and hampering the production of the leather garment companies in India. These top ergonomic factors are the result of a failure in the provision of an ambient working environment. Providing ergonomically designed working environments may lower the occurrence of ergonomic problems. The findings of this study will assist industrial managers to enhance production rate and to progress towards social sustainability in Indian SMEs. The proposed symmetrical assessment in this study could also be considered as a benchmark for other companies in which human–machine interaction is significant.

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“…Proceeding in the five workstations in the same manner as in workstation P003, we obtained the risk map [ 26 ] of Table 12 , where we can view the resulting risks in each joint for each workstation. This risk map is beneficial for detecting workstations with more significant ergonomic risks that require more attention.…”

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“…These maps come from periodic medical check-ups or injuries reported by workers [ 65 ]. From the organizational perspective, being able to contrast and relate both maps can be considered a basis of intelligent ergonomics [ 26 ]. If it becomes possible to associate the workstation features with the workers’ particularities, it would be possible to personalize the task assignment from an ergonomic approach and significantly reduce risks and injuries.…”

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“…Both maps include the “dynamic” concept (i.e., they are not static in time and must be continuously updated [ 26 ]). In worker sensitivity maps, their dynamism is evident, as health status can change continuously.…”

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“…Therefore, we should strive for Ergonomics 4.0 or smart ergonomics processes [ 22 , 23 , 24 , 25 ]. Specifically, ergonomic methods should efficiently supply risk maps [ 26 ] integrated into this intelligent ecosystem. The risk maps are tables where the ergonomic risks of each assessed workstation can be identified, differentiating between body segments and where to delve into the detected problems and their origin to conduct improvement actions.…”

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Interactive ergonomic risk mapping: a practical approach for visual management of workplace ergonomics

Cited by 9 publications

References 34 publications

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