The influence of physical and mental workload on the safe behavior of employees in the automobile industry
This study aimed to investigate the influence of physical and mental workload on safe behavior of employees in the automobile industry. The 150 workers of the two industries of machining and foundry of an automobile parts manufacturer participated in this correlational study. Safety behavior, NASA-T...
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| author | Fateme Jame Chenarboo Reza Hekmatshoar Majid Fallahi |
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| description | This study aimed to investigate the influence of physical and mental workload on safe behavior of employees in the automobile industry. The 150 workers of the two industries of machining and foundry of an automobile parts manufacturer participated in this correlational study. Safety behavior, NASA-TLX, and Borg scale questionnaires were used to collect data. Independent t-test, analysis of variance and Pearson correlation coefficient applied to the analysis of data. The NASA-TLX showed that the dimensions of physical and mental demand had the highest score and the performance had the lowest score. Excessive physical pressure was also reported among workers. The Score of safety observance, safety participation, and safety behavior were at a moderate level. There was a significant difference in the physical workload of employees who had an accident and did not have an accident (P = 0.001). The results showed that if the same mental workload had been imposed on workers and simultaneously more physical workload had been experienced, the probability of an accident increased. The overall mental workload and physical pressure among workers were reported at a high level. Safe behaviors were moderate among employees. Therefore, the implementation of effective intervention programs to adjust workload, participatory ergonomics, provide workload balance to improve job satisfaction, eliminate inappropriate working conditions and increase the number of operators, management programs such as job rotation between Machining and Foundry and other workshops, increase rest time and creation of a strong teamwork safety climate can reduce physical and mental workload and prevent accident among workers, improve their performance and wellbeing. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-d564b961ae6f46d6975c16a77dda82782022-12-22T03:27:36ZengElsevierHeliyon2405-84402022-10-01810e11034The influence of physical and mental workload on the safe behavior of employees in the automobile industryFateme Jame Chenarboo0Reza Hekmatshoar1Majid Fallahi2Department of Occupational Health Engineering, Student Research Committee, Sabzevar University of Medical Sciences, Sabzevar, IranDepartment of Occupational Health Engineering, Faculty of Health, Sabzevar University of Medical Sciences, Sabzevar, IranDepartment of Occupational Health Engineering, Faculty of Health, Non Communicable Disease Research Center, Sabzevar University of Medical Sciences, Sabzevar, Iran; Corresponding author.This study aimed to investigate the influence of physical and mental workload on safe behavior of employees in the automobile industry. The 150 workers of the two industries of machining and foundry of an automobile parts manufacturer participated in this correlational study. Safety behavior, NASA-TLX, and Borg scale questionnaires were used to collect data. Independent t-test, analysis of variance and Pearson correlation coefficient applied to the analysis of data. The NASA-TLX showed that the dimensions of physical and mental demand had the highest score and the performance had the lowest score. Excessive physical pressure was also reported among workers. The Score of safety observance, safety participation, and safety behavior were at a moderate level. There was a significant difference in the physical workload of employees who had an accident and did not have an accident (P = 0.001). The results showed that if the same mental workload had been imposed on workers and simultaneously more physical workload had been experienced, the probability of an accident increased. The overall mental workload and physical pressure among workers were reported at a high level. Safe behaviors were moderate among employees. Therefore, the implementation of effective intervention programs to adjust workload, participatory ergonomics, provide workload balance to improve job satisfaction, eliminate inappropriate working conditions and increase the number of operators, management programs such as job rotation between Machining and Foundry and other workshops, increase rest time and creation of a strong teamwork safety climate can reduce physical and mental workload and prevent accident among workers, improve their performance and wellbeing.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405844022023222Physical workloadMental workloadSafe behavior |
| spellingShingle | Fateme Jame Chenarboo Reza Hekmatshoar Majid Fallahi The influence of physical and mental workload on the safe behavior of employees in the automobile industry Heliyon Physical workload Mental workload Safe behavior |
| title | The influence of physical and mental workload on the safe behavior of employees in the automobile industry |
| title_full | The influence of physical and mental workload on the safe behavior of employees in the automobile industry |
| title_fullStr | The influence of physical and mental workload on the safe behavior of employees in the automobile industry |
| title_full_unstemmed | The influence of physical and mental workload on the safe behavior of employees in the automobile industry |
| title_short | The influence of physical and mental workload on the safe behavior of employees in the automobile industry |
| title_sort | influence of physical and mental workload on the safe behavior of employees in the automobile industry |
| topic | Physical workload Mental workload Safe behavior |
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