Abstract

Introduction/Objective: Hazard analysis as one of the main study subjects in ergo-nomics and occupational health and safety (OHS) risk assessment is a critical requirement for ensuring the health and safety of workers in work environments. Current hazard analysis ap-proaches in the literature may have some shortcomings. This study aims to provide more relia-ble assessments in the hazard analysis process by overcoming the shortcomings of classical ap-proaches.

Methods: This study proposes a new hazard analysis approach based on the integration of the Fermatean Fuzzy set and the multi-criteria decision-making (MCDM) method MOORA.

Results: The proposed approach is used to perform a hazard analysis of a company operating in the metal industry, which is one of the sectors where occupational accidents and occupational diseases most often occur. As a result of the application, the hazards and associated risks in the aluminum metal company are prioritized.

Conclusion: This study provides an advanced risk assessment technique for ergonomists and OHS professionals to make better decisions in hazard analysis studies.

Keywords: Ergonomics, occupational health and safety, hazard analysis, risk assessment, MCDM, fermatean fuzzy set.