The Importance and Awareness Level of Ergonomics in Terms of Office Workers

Abstract

Ergonomics is a branch of science that aims to examine the behavioral and biological characteristics of human beings and to create suitable living and working environments. The main goal of ergonomics, which is especially important for office workers, is to improve the quality of business life and working environments. From this point of view, the importance of ergonomics emerges in different health problems ranging from musculoskeletal problems to psychological disorders. As a reflection of these reasons, within this study’s scope, a survey was conducted on the office workers working in institution A. While questions about personal information are asked in the first part of the survey, there are detailed questions about ergonomics in the second part. The results were very interesting and supported by an additional survey conducted with the office workers of institution B. As a result of the evaluation, it was seen that the knowledge and awareness levels of the office workers about the science of ergonomics were not at the desired level. However, it has been determined that the awareness of the science of ergonomics can be increased with appropriate training, and thus, the health problems arising from ergonomics can be minimized.