Occupational Health and Safety in Workplaces

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the participatory ergonomic method on the development of upper extremity musculoskeletal disorders and disability in office employees. METHODS: This study is a randomized controlled intervention study. It comprised 116 office workers using computers. Those in the intervention group were taught o…

• HAKAN BAYDUR

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the participatory ergonomic method on the development of upper extremity musculoskeletal disorders and disability in office employees. METHODS: This study is a randomized controlled intervention study. It comprised 116 office workers using computers. Those in the intervention group were taught o…

• ELİF AKALIN
• YÜCEL DEMİRAL

Ergonomics interventions that enhance employee performance lead to better quality in manufacturing. This study exemplified Quality Improvement Through Ergonomics (QUITE) interventions in apparel manufacturing context. The study was conducted at two machine sewing lines in an apparel manufacturing company. Ergonomics p…

• OĞUZHAN ERDİNÇ

BACKGROUND: The purpose of this study was to identify factors associated with Low Back Pain (LBP) among employee working at a package producing industry. METHODS: A sample of 111 male blue-collar workers, between the ages of 18 to 50 years old and 31 white-collar workers between the ages of 17 to 50 years old complete…

This paper presents a conceptual framework of a methodology for Quality Improvement Through Ergonomics (QUITE) in a manufacturing context and an application of the proposed methodology in machine sewing task. Literature has demonstrated that quality performance in manufacturing can be improved via ergonomics intervent…

• OĞUZHAN ERDİNÇ

Due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) emerging in Wuhan, China, most employees had to work from home in unsuitable conditions. Employees are more affected by the factors that cause musculoskeletal disorders when working from home using information and communication technologies. The aim of the study was to determine the e…

• HACI MEHMET ALAKAŞ

Due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) emerging in Wuhan, China, most employees had to work from home in unsuitable conditions. Employees are more affected by the factors that cause musculoskeletal disorders when working from home using information and communication technologies. The aim of the study was to determine the e…

• GÜLER AKSÜT

Objective. This study aimed to assess the effect of workplace and ergonomic features on neck pain intensity, sleep problems, depression and health status in office workers during the COVID-19 pandemic. Methods. One-hundred and thirty-nine office workers with neck pain aged 18–55 years were enrolled in the study. Socio…

• FULYA DEMİRHAN

Objective. This study aimed to assess the effect of workplace and ergonomic features on neck pain intensity, sleep problems, depression and health status in office workers during the COVID-19 pandemic. Methods. One-hundred and thirty-nine office workers with neck pain aged 18–55 years were enrolled in the study. Socio…

• BETÜL ÇİFTÇİ

Objective: The paper aimed to present a layout of the kitchen for elderly Turkish women to assure their safety and comfort while executing their tasks in their kitchen. Background: It is appropriate to regard the domestic kitchen used by an elderly woman as her workplace, requiring application of the ergonomics princi…

• BESİM TÜRKER ÖZALP

Bu çalışma mobilya sektörü çalışanlarında iş kazası ve meslek hastalıklarının incelenmesi amacıyla gerçekleştirilmiştir. Çalışma verilerinin elde edilmesinde anket yöntemi uygulanmıştır (280 anket çalışma kapsamına alınmıştır). Veri girişi ve analizi için SPSS istatistiksel 20,0 paket programı kullanılmıştır. Tanımlay…

• AYŞİN AŞKIN

Bu çalışma mobilya sektörü çalışanlarında iş kazası ve meslek hastalıklarının incelenmesi amacıyla gerçekleştirilmiştir. Çalışma verilerinin elde edilmesinde anket yöntemi uygulanmıştır (280 anket çalışma kapsamına alınmıştır). Veri girişi ve analizi için SPSS istatistiksel 20,0 paket programı kullanılmıştır. Tanımlay…

• ÖMER FARUK ÖZTÜRK