Demir, Erhan; Ceyhun Sabır, Emel

This study investigates the evaluation of risks faced by employees in a selected large-scale apparel mill using a risk assessment method with a fuzzy logic approach. The study found that risk assessment in the apparel industry is more accurate and reliable when using a fuzzy logic approach. Measurements were taken in three different time periods for noise, vibration, thermal comfort and lighting, which are 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 applied using Fuzzy Logic Designer, an add-on to MATLAB. The study concludes that the fuzzy FMEA method can be a more useful method for risk assessment in the apparel industry.

Yelgin, Çetin; Ergün, Nalan

Job demands are viewed as the physical, psychological and social effects of the physical and mental efforts required by the job on the employee, while job resources refer to the gains and opportunities that reduce these effects, support employee development and help him/her achieve successful results. The aim of this study is to explain the effects of job demands and job resources perceived by cabin crew members on their safety behavior. To this end, using the qualitative research method, the data were obtained through semi-structured interviews with 14 cabin crew members in a medium-sized airline business in Turkey. The findings were presented under four themes: ‘working conditions’, ‘factors related to cabin crew members’, ‘passenger behaviors’ and ‘purser attitudes’. In conclusion, various recommendations are made for airline management by comparing the findings with those reported in the related literature.