@ARTICLE{Rezai, author = {Rezai, Maryam and Hosseinabadi, Sedighah and Pour Taheri, Asma and Fazli, Zohreh and }, title = {Assessment of mental workload by the Nasa-Tlx method and its relation to the frequency of accidents at the Parsian Tuna Fish FactoryToning Zagros Parsian Factory in 2017}, volume = {5}, number = {1}, abstract ={Introduction: Nowdays, mental workload is one of the most important issues in the workplaces.Various factors affect the cognitive capacities of individuals which may lead to human errors. Due to the nature of the work and the use of tools and equipment in the tuna fish factory, the risk of accidents increases as a result of human error.The purpose of this study was to investigate the type of accidents and the relationship between the accidents and mental workload in the tuna fish factory. Methods: This cross-sectional and descriptive-analytical study was carried out on all of the 48 employees of the Zagros Parsian Factory. Nasa-Tlx questionnaire was used to collect data. Accident statistics were obtained through self-reported and recorded accident documents.  Data were analyzed by SPSS software using t-test, linear regression, one-way ANOVA and Pearson correlation. Results: The results showed a significant relationship between sex and the rate of the accidents (P-Value }, URL = {http://jpm.hums.ac.ir/article-1-275-en.html}, eprint = {http://jpm.hums.ac.ir/article-1-275-en.pdf}, journal = {Journal of Preventive Medicine}, doi = {}, year = {2018} }