Akademik Veri Yönetim Sistemi
10th International Congress of Scientific Research and Innovation, Dubai, Birleşik Arap Emirlikleri, 16 - 20 Nisan 2025, cilt.1, sa.1, ss.359-361, (Özet Bildiri)
Shipyards are of great importance in terms of maintaining sustainable production capacity, increasing employment, providing foreign exchange input to the national economy and making strategic contributions to the defense industry. However, shipyards are among the industrial branches with high risk factors and stand out as one of the sectors where occupational accidents frequently occur. In this study, it was aimed to determine the main causes of occupational accidents occurring in shipyards and to determine the most appropriate preventive alternatives using the Analytical Hierarchy Process (AHP) method. As a result of the literature review, four main criteria causing occupational accidents were determined: personal factors, material/equipment-related factors, environmental factors and managerial factors. A total of nineteen sub-criteria were defined under these main criteria and organizational structure, suitability of the work environment, training processes and human-machine harmony alternatives were evaluated as strategies to prevent occupational accidents. As a result of the analyses carried out with the AHP method, it was determined that personal factors were the most critical cause of occupational accidents. Among the sub-criteria, the psychological and mental states of the employees were found to have the highest impact. It has been determined that factors such as job dissatisfaction, low motivation, stress and economic concerns in particular cause employees to be distracted and increase the risk of accidents. In addition, administrative factors, factors originating from materials and equipment and environmental factors were evaluated in order of importance. The findings obtained in the study reveal that the most effective measure for preventing occupational accidents is the organizational structure. Organizational improvements include elements such as providing safe working environments, establishing effective control mechanisms and increasing training for the professional development of employees. Considering that accidents occurring in hazardous occupations such as shipyards can lead to fatal consequences, it is of great importance to conduct regular risk assessments and effectively implement occupational health and safety management systems. In future studies, it is recommended that the factors causing occupational accidents in shipyards be analyzed more comprehensively, new sub-criteria be determined and alternative measures be evaluated with different methods. As a result, it is of great importance to reduce psychosocial risks, take employees' opinions into consideration and implement effective management policies for the prevention of occupational accidents.