Ergonomics; taking into account the physiological and psychological characteristics of human beings, is a branch of science that examines the harmony of human with machine and environment.
With ergonomics studies;
- Balancing workload and working power in the best way,
- It protects the health of the employee,
- Interaction of human - machine - environment systems, which ensures production efficiency,
- Application of the fields of anatomy, physiology and experimental psychology,
- Briefly; It covers all of the works to optimize the working and living conditions of the designs intended for human use.
Thanks to ergonomic improvements, the working environment is free of the dangers and accidents; it is transformed into an environment that enhances human motivation. In addition, due to the ergonomic disruptions of the work is prevented and the efficiency is increased and the cycle time decreases. Ergonomic arrangements do not only cover the production environment; office ergonomics, hospital ergonomics, city ergonomics also provide great benefits.
The studies that can be done within this scope can be examined under 8 main topics:
- Physical Evaluation of the Workplace
- Anthropometric Review
- Manual Lifting Work (NIOSH)
- Ergonomic Workplace Organization
- Personal Protectors / Machine Protectors
- Risk Analysis and Hazard Sources
- Posture Analysis
- Physical Loads for Mental Loads and Blue Collar in Office Work