Research Article
Design of Participatory Ergonomics to Promote Occupational Safety and Health Culture in Mechanical Engineering Workshops
@INPROCEEDINGS{10.4108/eai.16-9-2025.2361093, author={Hasianna Nopina Situmorang and Yoakim Simamora and Manihar Situmorang and Banu Nursanni and Lisa Melvi Ginting}, title={Design of Participatory Ergonomics to Promote Occupational Safety and Health Culture in Mechanical Engineering Workshops}, proceedings={Proceedings of the 7th International Conference on Innovation in Education, Science, and Culture, ICIESC 2025, 16 September 2025, Medan, Indonesia}, publisher={EAI}, proceedings_a={ICIESC}, year={2026}, month={3}, keywords={mechanical engineering workshop occupational safety and health participatory ergonomics work productivity zero accident}, doi={10.4108/eai.16-9-2025.2361093} }- Hasianna Nopina Situmorang
Yoakim Simamora
Manihar Situmorang
Banu Nursanni
Lisa Melvi Ginting
Year: 2026
Design of Participatory Ergonomics to Promote Occupational Safety and Health Culture in Mechanical Engineering Workshops
ICIESC
EAI
DOI: 10.4108/eai.16-9-2025.2361093
Abstract
The active involvement of workers in creating ergonomic conditions that are appropriate to the conditions of their work environment needs to be supported in improving health, safety and productivity in the workplace. This research aims to develop a participatory ergonomics design to promote occupational safety and health culture that is appropriate to the work environment of Mechanical Engineering workshop. Research procedures include analyzing ergonomics needs for machinery workshops, and developing, standardizing, testing participatory ergonomics tools. Participatory ergonomics tools have been successfully designed, standardized and tested to promote a safety culture. Several aspects of ergonomics that are of concern to workers include a focus on safety, comfort, ease of use, productivity/performance, and aesthetics related to work in a machinery workshop environment. The implementation of the participatory ergonomics system has an impact on creating harmony between workers and their work in order to increase productivity and reduce risks in the work environment.
