In the study, the working conditions that challenged the employees during the assembly process in a factory where a belt conveyor was manufactured were analyzed using the REBA method. As a result of the evaluations, these challenging working postures were examined in seven stages. It was observed that the employees performed the assembly process primarily in squatting and heavily leaning postures. While the REBA score was recorded as 2 in the six stages related to assembling the carrier rollers onto the chassis of the conveyor belt, the highest REBA score, 13, was found in the seventh stage, which involved assembling the electric motor. It was recommended that the assembly operations be conducted on a movable platform with adjustable length and height, and that an additional platform capable of horizontal movement be used during the assembly of the electric motor. This approach would improve the risk protect for workers and help safeguard their health.
An Ethics Committee Approval Certificate was obtained with the decision dated 28.06.2024 and numbered E.781681 from the Scientific Ethics Review Board of Selçuk University Faculty of Agriculture.
The authors would like to thank KDM Makina.
| Primary Language | English |
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| Subjects | Agricultural Machine Systems, Agricultural Engineering (Other) |
| Journal Section | Research Articles |
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| Early Pub Date | June 27, 2025 |
| Publication Date | June 30, 2025 |
| Submission Date | September 25, 2024 |
| Acceptance Date | December 5, 2024 |
| Published in Issue | Year 2025 Volume: 6 Issue: 1 |
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