In this study, it is aimed to evaluate the ergonomic risk perceptions of women working in metal industry in terms of Occupational Health and Safety. For this purpose, 1918 female workers working in the metal industry in our province were measured by ergonomic risk perception, fatalism perception and safety awareness in a workplace. In this questionnaire, using the scale of ergonomic risk perception created by the researchers, the scale of security awareness and fatalism used in other studies were used. The data were analyzed by using SPSS package program and their perceptions about ergonomic risks were analyzed by using factor analysis, correlation and t tests. In this study, musculoskeletal problems emerged as the first priority in women workers as ergonomic risk factors by considering the characteristics of women's work.
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Author Name: S. Serpil AYTAÇ, Ahmet Fahri ÖZOK, Nurettin YAMANKARADEN?Z, Ahmet GÖKÇE, Gizem AKALP, O?uzhan ÇANKAYA, Ulviye TÜFEKC?
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Keywords: Ergonomics, Ergonomic risk perception, Metal industry, Woman, Occupational safety
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EISSN: 2651-4877
EOI/DOI: https://doi.org/10.33439/ergon
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