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An Assessment of Ergonomics Climate and Its Association with Self-Reported Pain, Organizational Performance and Employee Well-Being

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  • Elham Faez

    (Department of Occupational Health, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran 1417613151, Iran)

  • Seyed Abolfazl Zakerian

    (Department of Occupational Health, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran 1417613151, Iran)

  • Kamal Azam

    (Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran 1417613151, Iran)

  • Kyle Hancock

    (Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO 80523, USA)

  • John Rosecrance

    (Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO 80523, USA)

Abstract

Previous studies have demonstrated that a positive ergonomics climate with an equal focus on improving operational performance and employee well-being is beneficial to both employee health and organizational performance. This study aimed to assess the ergonomics climate at two power plants and examine its association with self-reported pain, performance, and well-being. At two power plants in Iran, survey responses from 109 and 110 employees were obtained. The questionnaires contained data on ergonomics climate, organizational performance, employee health, and self-reported pain. Results showed that the mean ergonomics climate scores between the Besat and Rey power plants were significantly different ( p < 0.001). The overall ergonomics climate score, and all subscales scores, were positively associated with organizational performance ( p < 0.001). The overall ergonomics climate score, and some of its subscales, were significantly associated with employees’ general health ( p < 0.001). The ergonomics climate score was significantly higher in the group of employees who reported musculoskeletal pain than those who did not report musculoskeletal pain ( p < 0.05). Investigation of ergonomics climate can provide organizations with a baseline for prioritizing their values and finding areas for improving organizational performance and employee health.

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  • Elham Faez & Seyed Abolfazl Zakerian & Kamal Azam & Kyle Hancock & John Rosecrance, 2021. "An Assessment of Ergonomics Climate and Its Association with Self-Reported Pain, Organizational Performance and Employee Well-Being," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 18(5), pages 1-18, March.
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