Hizmet ve İmalat Sektörlerinde Ergonomik İyileştirmeler

Year 2024, Volume: 1 Issue: 2, 21 - 36, 20.12.2024

Nesime Selin Ünlü , Hafize Rümeysa Çavdar , Ayhan Aydoğdu , Ali Kılıç

Abstract

İşletmelerde verimliliği artırmaya yönelik pek çok çaba, her dönemde küresel ölçekte yapılmıştır. Bu noktada, ergonomi kavramı ön plana çıkmaktadır. Ergonomi, verimlilik ve üretkenliği en üst düzeye çıkarırken rahatsızlıkları en aza indiren bir tür işyeri tasarımıdır. Bu, mobilyaların kullanıcının ihtiyaçlarına göre değiştirilmesi ve doğru duruşun teşvik edilmesi anlamına gelir. Bugünün teknolojik olarak gelişmiş işyerlerinde, masa, sandalye, ekran, klavye ve aydınlatma gibi ergonomik düzenlemeler gereklidir. İyi tasarlanmış ergonomik iş araçları, düzenli hareket ve duruşu teşvik ederek sağlıklı bir çalışma ortamı sağlar. İmalat ve hizmet sektörlerinde artan iş gücü talebi nedeniyle, ergonomik çalışmalar büyük önem taşımaktadır. Ergonomik çalışmalar sırasında, insanların sektörde çalışırken (taşıma, çekme, kaldırma ve itme) hareketleri ve kullandıkları ekipmanların yerleri, insan vücudunun verimli ve sağlıklı bir şekilde çalışabilmesi için uygun olup olmadığı açısından incelenir. Bu incelemeler, çeşitli araçlar ve ekipmanlar ile yapılır. (El, sırt ve bacak dinamometreleri, kas güç ölçüm cihazları, gürültü ve ses ölçerler, sıcaklık ve nem ölçüm cihazları, eğilme açısı ölçüm seti, ışık şiddeti ölçer vb.) Testler ve ölçümler, faaliyetlerin insan vücudu için güvenli olup olmadığını belirler. Bu tür zorluklara çözüm önerileri araştırılmaktadır. Çözüm önerileri planlandıktan sonra uygulama aşamasına geçilir. Bu makale, seçilen imalat ve hizmet işletmelerinde yapılan çalışmaları incelemektedir. Araştırma bulguları ergonomik standartlara göre incelenmekte ve analiz edilmekte, görev verimliliği ölçülmektedir. Sonuç olarak, ergonomik çalışmalar, imalat ve hizmet sektörlerinde işlerin verimlilik, sağlık ve uygun bireyi göreve yönlendirme açısından insan anatomisine uygun olması için çok önemlidir.

Keywords

Verimlilik, Hizmet ve İmalat Sektörü, ergonomik standartlar

Ergonomic Improvements In Service And Manufacturing Sectors

Abstract

Numerous efforts to increase productivity in businesses have been made in every period on a global scale. At this point, the concept of ergonomics comes to the forefront. Ergonomics is a sort of workplace design that maximizes efficiency and productivity while minimizing discomfort. It comprises changing furniture to match the needs of the user and promoting proper posture. Ergonomics in tables, chairs, screens, keyboards, and lighting are necessary in today's technologically advanced workplaces. Well-designed ergonomic work tools foster a healthy work environment by encouraging regular movement and posture. Because of the rising labor demand in the manufacturing and service industries, ergonomic studies are essential. During ergonomic studies, people's movements while working in the sector (carrying, tugging, lifting, and pushing) and the location of the equipment they use are examined to determine whether they are appropriate for the efficient and healthy operation of the human body. These examinations are conducted with a range of tools and equipment. (Hand, back, and leg dynamometers, muscle strength measuring devices, noise and sound meters, temperature and humidity measuring devices, bending angle measuring set, light intensity meter, etc.) The tests and measurements determine whether the activities are safe for the human body. Solutions to such challenges are being investigated. The implementation phase occurs once the solution recommendations have been planned. This article examines the work done in the selected manufacturing and service businesses. The research findings are examined and analyzed in accordance with ergonomic standards, and task efficiency is measured. As a result, ergonomic studies are essential for work in the manufacturing and service sectors to be suitable for human anatomy in terms of efficiency, health, and physically leading the appropriate individual to the task at hand.

Keywords

Service and Manufacturing Sectors, Ergonomic Standarts, Efficiency

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