Development of a new ergonomic risks management algorithm on the example of drivers

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15587/1729-4061.2024.302886

Keywords:

check sheet, diseases of the musculoskeletal system, ergonomic risk, load index, working posture

Abstract

The object of the study: the process of determining and managing ergonomic risks at workplaces when performing professional activities on the example of truck drivers.

The problem lies in uncertainty when making decisions in occupational safety and health management systems. The hypothesis of the study was the possibility of assessing ergonomic risks in the occupational safety management systems of organizations based on the identification of regularities between the load index, typical working postures when performing operations and the intensity of joint movements.

An ergonomic risk assessment algorithm was developed, taking into account the load index, which includes a sequence of eleven steps, which can be conditionally divided into three groups. The first is determination of the intensity of joint movement. The second is the determination of the impact of activity and the duration of the production task. The third is determining the impact of environmental factors. An assessment of the ergonomic risk of drivers was carried out for three types of production work: driving a vehicle, replacing a damaged wheel, and repairing a car. At the same time, the ergonomic risk assessment algorithm takes into account the worker’s individual state of health and environmental factors, as well as experience and work experience. It has been established that there is a high level of ergonomic risk during car maintenance due to the highest total load index, which is 30 % higher compared to other types of work of vehicle drivers.

The practical application consists in the development of a universal check list of drivers based on an algorithm to determine the ergonomic risk of workers at workplaces, which consists of 11 steps

Author Biographies

Vitaliy Tsopa, International Institute of Management

Doctor of Technical Sciences, Associate Professor

Department of Management

Serhii Cheberiachko, Dnipro University of Technology

Doctor of Technical Sciences, Professor

Department of Labor Safety and Civil Security

Yurii Cheberiachko, Dnipro University of Technology

Doctor of Technical Sciences, Professor

Department of Labor Safety and Civil Security

Oleg Deryugin, Dnipro University of Technology

PhD, Associate Professor

Department of Transportation Management

Olga Chencheva, Kremenchuk Mykhailo Ostrohradskyi National University

PhD, Associate Professor

Department of Civil Safety, Labor Protection, Geodesy And Land Management

Dmytro Rieznik, Kremenchuk Mykhailo Ostrohradskyi National University

PhD, Associate Professor

Department of Civil Safety, Labor Protection, Geodesy And Land Management

Eduard Klimov, Kremenchuk Mykhailo Ostrohradskyi National University

PhD, Associate Professor

Department of Automobiles

Yevhenii Lashko, Kremenchuk Mykhailo Ostrohradskyi National University

PhD, Associate Professor

Department of Civil Safety, Labor Protection, Geodesy And Land Management

Viktoriia Biliaieva, Ukrainian State University of Science and Technologies

Doctor of Technical Sciences, Professor

Department of Energy Systems and Energy Management

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Development of a new ergonomic risks management algorithm on the example of drivers

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2024-04-30

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Tsopa, V., Cheberiachko, S., Cheberiachko, Y., Deryugin, O., Chencheva, O., Rieznik, D., Klimov, E., Lashko, Y., Pashko, D., & Biliaieva, V. (2024). Development of a new ergonomic risks management algorithm on the example of drivers. Eastern-European Journal of Enterprise Technologies, 2(3 (128), 38–49. https://doi.org/10.15587/1729-4061.2024.302886

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