Ergonomic risk analysis with OWASmethod on some machines used by students taking training furniture in vocational high schools

It is a fact that today, occupational accidents resulting from the way of use, structure and working principle of the machines used in furniture production enterprises and vocational high school application workshops where furniture education is given lead to serious injuries. The fact that machines are incompatible with human ergonomics is the main cause of work accidents and risks. In this thesis study; After the literature review, general information about ergonomics is given in the second chapter. In the third section, musculoskeletal system disorders that may be caused by ergonomic incompatibilities are mentioned. In the fourth chapter, OWAS (Ovako Working Posture Analyzing System), which is an ergonomic risk assessment method based on simple observation, is mentioned. In the fifth chapter, general information is given about the Furniture and Interior Design Field in Vocational and Technical Anatolian High Schools affiliated with the Ministry of National Education and some of the machines used by students studying in this field in their application workshops. In the last part; Ergonomic risk analysis was carried out with the OWAS method on the adaptation of the students to some machines they use while practicing. As a result of this research, it is aimed to reveal, reduce and, if possible, eliminate ergonomic risks in practice workshops.