Evaluation of physical risk factors by fuzzy failure mode and effects analysis: an apparel mill example

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Demir E., Sabir E.

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND ERGONOMICS, sa.1, ss.1-10, 2024 (SSCI) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Basım Tarihi: 2024
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1080/10803548.2024.2404789
  • Dergi Adı: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND ERGONOMICS
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus, Academic Search Premier, PASCAL, CINAHL, EMBASE, INSPEC, MEDLINE, Civil Engineering Abstracts
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.1-10
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: occupational health and safety, risk assessment, apparel, fuzzy failure mode and effects analysis
  • Çukurova Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

This study investigates the evaluation of risks faced by employees in a selected large-scale apparel millusing a risk assessment method with a fuzzy logic approach. The study found that risk assessment inthe apparel industry is more accurate and reliable when using a fuzzy logic approach. Measurementswere taken in three different time periods for noise, vibration, thermal comfort and lighting, whichare physical risk factors. To evaluate the identified failure modes, the Failure Mode and Effects Analysis(FMEA) method was first applied. Then, for the same failure modes, the fuzzy FMEA method was appliedusing Fuzzy Logic Designer, an add-on to MATLAB. The study concludes that the fuzzy FMEA methodcan be a more useful method for risk assessment in the apparel industry.