Ergonomics in the Garment Industry discusses the importance of
ergonomics in the garment industry, with a detailed scientific analysis and
examples from the garment industry. Application of ergonomics through the
standardization of micro and macro environment in the garment industry provides
an example of how to design the present and future processes; increases the
efficiency and productivity of production; improves health, safety and comfort
of people in the working environment.
Knowledge of ergonomic conditions prevents employee discomfort, fatigue
and physical injury. Injury related to poor ergonomic conditions can be
prevented by designing the physical work environment around the physical needs
of individual employees. Therefore, it is necessary to know physiological,
psycho-sociological and anthropometric ergonomic conditions.
It is important to analyze each workplace in the production of garments
and find the way how to reduce the health problems of workers to a minimum with
maximum increase of productivity. Chapters analyze divisions of ergonomics;
conditions of work; ergonomic principles in designing workplace, working
processes and environment, determining working time and handling material;
ergonomics in the storage of textile materials; ergonomics workplaces in
garment manufacture preparation, cutting room, sewing room and finishing room,
and garment warehouse and stores.
Publisher: Woodhead Publishing India Pvt. Ltd
ISBN: 9789380308265
Pages: 220
Pub Date: 25-Jan-2014
Price: Rs. 1495.00
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