Industrial Engineering · Işık University

Ergonomic Improvement Project
at İzomer Kimya

A field-based ergonomic assessment of chemical drum-filling operations — combining RULA, REBA, and QEC methods to turn on-site observations into concrete workstation improvements.

View the risk assessments See recommendations
9/15 REBA — drum positioning
4/7 RULA — hose holding
22/40 QEC — neck exposure (B)
4 team members

01 Project Overview

🎯 Purpose

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🔍 What We Observed

    🛠️ Expected Outputs

      02 The Workplace

      İzomer Kimya

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      ✅ Observed Strengths

        ⚠️ Identified Ergonomic Risks

          03 Task Breakdown

          The selected task — semi-automatic filling and handling of chemical drums — breaks down into nine steps, each carrying a distinct physical or cognitive demand.

          04 Ergonomic Risk Assessments

          Three standardized tools were applied to the drum-filling task: RULA (upper limb), REBA (whole body), and QEC (exposure over time).

          View original RULA scoring sheet RULA scoring sheet for hose holding task
          View original REBA scoring sheets REBA scoring sheet for drum positioning REBA scoring sheet for forward bending
          View original QEC results dashboard QEC results dashboard

          05 Improvement Recommendations

          Each finding is paired with a concrete engineering or organizational recommendation and its expected ergonomic benefit.

          06 Team

          ErgoChemy was carried out by four students from Işık University's Industrial Engineering program.

          07 References