Today, with the gradual development of the automotive industry, female workers constitute more than 30% of the workforce in our country..The increasing number of female employees brings along the occupational risks they face in their business life.Due to the fact that women have less physical working power than men, they experience serious health problems as a result of their exposure to physical, chemical, ergonomic, biological and psycho-social risks throughout their working life.For this reason, ergonomic risks should be determined and evaluated in order to prevent all health problems that may occur.In this study, ergonomic risk assessment was made by considering the occupational accidents that occurred in the last 4 years of female workers working in an automotive company.Values showing occupational health and safety performance were calculated with the data discussed, and the risk factors causing the accident were classified among themselves.After this classification, the number of accidents caused by ergonomic risk factors was determined and suggestions were presented.This study was carried out due to the inadequacy of studies on female employees in the literature.
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Objective & Hypothesis:Today, with the gradual development of the automotive industry, female workers constitute more than 30% of the workforce in our country..The increasing number of female employees brings along the occupational risks they face in their business life.Due to the fact that women have less physical working power than men, they experience serious health problems as a result of their exposure to physical, chemical, ergonomic, biological and psycho-social risks throughout their working life.For this reason, ergonomic risks should be determined and evaluated in order to prevent all health problems that may occur.In this study, ergonomic risk assessment was made by considering the occupational accidents that occurred in the last 4 years of female workers working in an automotive company.Values showing occupational health and safety performance were calculated with the data discussed, and the risk factors causing the accident were classified among themselves.After this classification, the number of accidents caused by ergonomic risk factors was determined and suggestions were presented.This study was carried out due to the inadequacy of studies on female employees in the literature.
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Key Findings & Data:Today, with the gradual development of the automotive industry, female workers constitute more than 30% of the workforce in our country..The increasing number of female employees brings along the occupational risks they face in their business life.Due to the fact that women have less physical working power than men, they experience serious health problems as a result of their exposure to physical, chemical, ergonomic, biological and psycho-social risks throughout their working life.For this reason, ergonomic risks should be determined and evaluated in order to prevent all health problems that may occur.In this study, ergonomic risk assessment was made by considering the occupational accidents that occurred in the last 4 years of female workers working in an automotive company.Values showing occupational health and safety performance were calculated with the data discussed, and the risk factors causing the accident were classified among themselves.After this classification, the number of accidents caused by ergonomic risk factors was determined and suggestions were presented.This study was carried out due to the inadequacy of studies on female employees in the literature.
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Conclusion & Impact:Today, with the gradual development of the automotive industry, female workers constitute more than 30% of the workforce in our country..The increasing number of female employees brings along the occupational risks they face in their business life.Due to the fact that women have less physical working power than men, they experience serious health problems as a result of their exposure to physical, chemical, ergonomic, biological and psycho-social risks throughout their working life.For this reason, ergonomic risks should be determined and evaluated in order to prevent all health problems that may occur.In this study, ergonomic risk assessment was made by considering the occupational accidents that occurred in the last 4 years of female workers working in an automotive company.Values showing occupational health and safety performance were calculated with the data discussed, and the risk factors causing the accident were classified among themselves.After this classification, the number of accidents caused by ergonomic risk factors was determined and suggestions were presented.This study was carried out due to the inadequacy of studies on female employees in the literature.
🔬Design:Research Article
📍Scope:Comprehensive Sample
⚙️Variables:Otomotiv · kadın çalışanlar · ergonomik risk
Abstract
Today, with the gradual development of the automotive industry, female workers constitute more than 30% of the workforce in our country..The increasing number of female employees brings along the occupational risks they face in their business life.Due to the fact that women have less physical working power than men, they experience serious health problems as a result of their exposure to physical, chemical, ergonomic, biological and psycho-social risks throughout their working life.For this reason, ergonomic risks should be determined and evaluated in order to prevent all health problems that may occur.In this study, ergonomic risk assessment was made by considering the occupational accidents that occurred in the last 4 years of female workers working in an automotive company.Values showing occupational health and safety performance were calculated with the data discussed, and the risk factors causing the accident were classified among themselves.After this classification, the number of accidents caused by ergonomic risk factors was determined and suggestions were presented.This study was carried out due to the inadequacy of studies on female employees in the literature.
Özet
Günümüzde otomotiv sektörünün giderek gelişmesi ile ülkemizde kadın işçiler işgücünün yaklaşık olarak %30’dan fazlasını oluşturmaktadır. Kadın çalışanların sayısının giderek artması onların iş hayatlarında karşılaştıkları mesleki riskleri de beraberinde getirmektedir. Kadınların bedensel çalışma gücünün erkeklere oranla daha az olması nedeniyle çalışma hayatları boyunca fiziksel, kimyasal, ergonomik, biyolojik ve psiko-sosyal risklere maruz kalmaları sonucu ciddi sağlık problemleri yaşamaktadırlar. Bu nedenle meydana gelecek tüm sağlık sorunlarının önüne geçilebilmesi için ergonomik risklerin belirlenmesi ve değerlendirilmesi gerekmektedir. Bu çalışmada, bir otomotiv firmasında çalışan kadın işçilere ait son 4 yılda meydan gelen iş kazaları ele alınarak ergonomik risk değerlendirilmesi yapılmıştır. Ele alınan verilerle iş sağlığı ve güvenliği performansını gösteren değerler hesaplanmış ve kazaya neden olan risk faktörleri kendi aralarında sınıflandırılmıştır. Bu sınıflandırmanın ardından ergonomik risk faktörlerinden kaynaklı kazaların sayıları belirlenmiş ve öneriler sunulmuştur. Literatürde kadın çalışanlarına yönelik çalışmaların yetersiz olması sebebiyle bu çalışma yapılmıştır.
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