Awareness of Ergonomic Working Conditions Among Employees

• Autorzy: Iwona Żabińska
• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

Purpose: The aim of the paper is to assess the ergonomic awareness of employees covered by the integrated ergonomic diagnosis of the working environment in terms of improving technical and psychosocial conditions in selected production and service companies. Design/methodology/approach: The article explains the concept of ergonomic awareness and describes the degree of compliance of assessments of working conditions issued by the employees themselves with the assessments of ergonomic analyses carried out by experts. The ergonomic diagnosis was based on an in-depth interview with the employee, supported by a developed set of questions and employee observation in the workplace. The research has been carried out in 11 companies that are small and medium-sized enterprises in the Silesian Voivodeship. Findings: The ergonomic condition of the work system is improving, but it is still not satisfactory. Conducted research revealed the need to pay attention to employees' perception of issues related to work ergonomics. Originality/value: The results obtained are important in terms of the proper provision of working conditions.(original abstract)

Słowa kluczowe

EN

Ergonomics; Work at computer workstations; Work-stand; Work-stand organisation; Health and safety at work

PL

Ergonomia; Praca na stanowiskach komputerowych; Stanowisko pracy; Organizacja stanowiska pracy; Bezpieczeństwo i higiena pracy

• Czasopismo: Zeszyty Naukowe. Organizacja i Zarządzanie / Politechnika Śląska
• Rocznik: 2020
• Numer: z. 142 Quantitative Methods in Economics, Finance, Management and Quality Sciences
• Strony: 181--194

Twórcy

autor

Iwona Żabińska

• Silesian University of Technology

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DOI

10.29119/1641-3466.2020.142.13