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A model to determine overall workload level of workers and its applications

Çalışanların toplam iş yükü seviyelerinin belirlenmesine yönelik bir model ve uygulaması

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517–525
Publication Date
2022-10-18
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Overall workload level is one of the subjects to be taken into account in the design of the working environment.

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Objective & Hypothesis:One of the biggest reasons of both work accidents and injuries is badly designed working environments.
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Key Findings & Data:The working environment designs which are either insufficient or defective due to the lack of paying attention to the ergonomic factors in the designing stage cause increases in accidents and mistakes and consequently a decrease in productivity.
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Conclusion & Impact:Overall workload level is one of the subjects to be taken into account in the design of the working environment.
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Abstract

One of the biggest reasons of both work accidents and injuries is badly designed working environments. The working environment designs which are either insufficient or defective due to the lack of paying attention to the ergonomic factors in the designing stage cause increases in accidents and mistakes and consequently a decrease in productivity. Overall workload level is one of the subjects to be taken into account in the design of the working environment. Overall workload level is a coefficient which is calculated using properties of the working environment, namely the work done and the physical and mental properties of the worker. In this article, a model is developed to determine the overall workload level and is analyzed using the method of Analytical Network Process. The most important property of Analytical Network Process is that it takes the dependencies among the factors used in evaluation process which allows the ANP to obtain better results. An example is given related to the model developed and application of the model to this application is provided.

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İş kazaları ve yaralanmaların en büyük nedenlerinden biri yanlış tasarlanmış iş ve çalışma ortamlarıdır. Tasarım aşamasında ergonomik faktörler dikkate alınmadan yetersiz veya eksik tasarlanmış olan çalışma ortamları; hata ve kaza oranlarının artmasına ve bu artışlara paralel olarak verimliliğinin düşmesine neden olmaktadır. Çalışma yeri tasarımında dikkate alınacak konulardan biri de çalışma ortamına bağlı olarak çalışanın katlanacağı Toplam İş Yükü (TİY) seviyesidir. TİY seviyeli çalışma ortamı, yapılan iş ve çalışanın fiziksel ve zihinsel özelliklerine bağlı olarak hesaplanan bir katsayıdır. Bu makalede TİY seviyesinin belirlenmesine yönelik bir model geliştirilmiş ve geliştirilen model Analitik Ağ Prosesi (AAP) yöntemi ile analiz edilmiştir. AAP yönteminin en önemli özelliği değerlendirme sürecinde kullanılan faktörler arasındaki bağımlılıkları dikkate alması ve bu yönüyle daha doğru sonuçların elde edilmesini sağlamasıdır. Çalışmanın sonucunda geliştirilen modele ilişkin bir uygulama yapılmış ve bu uygulama üzerinde modelin kullanımı gösterilmiştir.

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DAĞDEVİREN, M., KURT, M., ERASLAN, E. (2022). A model to determine overall workload level of workers and its applications. Gazi Üniversitesi Mühendislik Mimarlık Fakültesi Dergisi, Cilt: 20 - Sayı: 4, 517–525. https://ajindex.com/articles/524195

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