**Conflict of interest**

Employees, employers, and professionals and organizations dealing with occupational health should be informed about work-related musculoskeletal disorders and prevention, and community awareness should be established [41, 53–55]. Studies done with different groups of employees emphasize the importance of workplace assessment and health evaluations to be

It is important to assess risk in terms of health and safety, including the situation of employees who are likely to be affected by the risks present at the workplace [41]. Following these assessments, the protective measures to be taken and the protective equipment to be used can be determined [41]. Ergonomic analysis methods are used to evaluate the ergonomic risk factors in the study area. Ergonomic analysis is a mechanism used to facilitate the identification of existing problems in the field of work [12, 41, 56]. The work is carried out by systematically recording the effects of work on the person or the specific views of the work [56]. With these analyses, ergonomic defects and possible health hazards can be identified and subsequently eliminated. During the analysis, all factors considered for each individual situation, technical

When choosing which of the many analysis methods available today is to be used, the objec-

• Evaluation of work and characteristics of the work related to health care and planning of

Assessment methods include checklists, workplace analysis observations of work postures and movements, and self-filled surveys [43, 56]. Checklists are an evaluation method that consists of many questions and examines various factors. The most commonly used checklist is the 'General Ergonomic Risk Analysis Checklist' prepared by the International Ergonomics Association [56, 57]. Workplace analysis determines workplace characteristics such as workplace, general physical activity, lifting, work postures and movements, accident risk, occupational satisfaction, difficulty in decision-making, work repetition, attention, air temperature, and noise. Work postures and movement analysis are needed to be done at work to make a more precise analysis of the problems caused by work postures and movements. Today, there are many observation methods. The most commonly used pole is the pencil-paper method based on visual observation. In recent years, photography, videotape, and computer systems have also been used frequently. The Ovako Working Posture Analysis System (OWAS) and Rapid Upper Limb Assessment (RULA) are commonly used methods for evaluation of easy and practical posture movements requiring direct observation. OWAS examines the upper extremity/shoulders, lower extremity, head, and load-lifting postures [56, 57], while RULA examines upper extremity working posture.

• Working environment, working place, working style, design of equipment.

• Continuing and enhancing the ability of the disabled and elderly to work. • Obtaining information for the prevention of occupational injury or illness.

• Prevention of work injuries, work-related disorders and diseases.

done actively, and continuous training should be provided for all workers [53–55].

**3.4. Evaluation of ergonomic risk factors at workplace**

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and personal factors, should be evaluated [56].

tives should be [43, 56]:

research programs.

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