Assessment of the usefulness of software applications for estimating human energy expenditure... in workplace organization
Journal Title: Zeszyty Naukowe Małopolskiej Wyższej Szkoły Ekonomicznej w Tarnowie - Year 2018, Vol 40, Issue 4
Abstract
The paper presents an assessment of the practicability of four software applications selected from those available in the Polish market to estimate and analyze energy expenditure in the context of their usefulness in design and organization of workplace in enterprises operating in Poland. Research questions are formulated, physiological, regulatory and functional guidelines are discussed, based on which assessment criteria are developed. Presented are averaged results of the rating performed independently by three experts and five occupational safety and health officers employed at different manufacturing plants. The study showed that none of the applications satisfied a majority of the developed criteria at once. They are mainly useful for estimating energy expenditure for male workers but they do not provide a full representation of compliance with the current statutory regulations. Further, independent analysis based on the records of generated results is either incomplete or hindered by the imposed way of value entry which requires that additional calculations be first performed. Based on the results of a comparative analysis of the functionalities offered by the applications, guidelines for software applications yet to be developed for estimating and analysis of human energy expenditure at the workplace are proposed.
Authors and Affiliations
Aleksandra Polak-Sopińska, Anna Mączewska, Paulina Kalinowska
Keywords
Related Articles
- EP ID EP542509
- DOI 10.25944/znmwse.2018.04.6378
- Views 45
- Downloads 0
Kreatywność a innowacyjność w działalności podkarpackich przedsiębiorców
Kreatywność to umiejętność ludzka pozwalająca na inne postrzeganie świata, tworzenie nowych idei, wyrażanie wiedzy, odmienności. Następstwem kreatywności są innowacje. Kreatywność w przedsiębiorstwie powinna być postrzeg...
Effect of lameness on economic parameters in Holstein-Friesian cows
Lameness has a detrimental effect on herd productivity, and is second only to mastitis in this respect. The objective of this study is to calculate the cost of different types of lameness. This would enable effective dec...
Archaeological excavations on the route of the a4 motorway in west part of Małopolska region
Starting from 1996, the Krakowski Zaspół do Badań Autostrad Sp. jawna (The Krakow Team of Motorways Research general partnership) - established by three biggest Krakow institutions, which deal with archaeological researc...
Spółka partnerska jako forma działalności przedsiębiorstwa usługowego
Przedmiotem opracowania jest analiza przepisów dotyczących powołanej do życia nowego typu spółki, którą jest spółka partnerska. Analiza dokonana została pod kątem wpływu jej kodeksowej konstrukcji na atrakcyjność jako fo...
Evaluation of the effectiveness of models for discrimination analysis to predict financial risk of listed companies
One of the fundamental problems that the managers of a modern enterprise face is to identify effective methods of assessing the financial condition of a company and warning against the threat to the continuation of its o...