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Document ID (ISN)42184
CIS number 84-1177
ISBN(s) 3-18-400557-7
Year 1982
Convention or series no.
Author(s) Castagna W., Von Collrepp F., Krankenhagen J., Lintow H.
Title Work design in the clothing industry - Handbook for the practising ergonomist - Fundamentals
Original title Arbeitsgestaltung in der Bekleidungsindustrie - Handbuch für den betrieblichen Praktiker - Grundlagen [in German]
Bibliographic information VDI-Verlag, Postfach 1139, 4000 Düsseldorf, Federal Republic of Germany, 1982. 154p. Illus.
Abstract The objectives of work design in the context of the working conditions found in the different branches of the clothing industry are discussed. Ergonomic work design is presented for the workplace (seated and standing postures, VDU work stations) and the work environment (lighting, noise, microclimate). A chapter is devoted to health at the workplace: mental stress, medical examinations, respiratory symptoms, visual disturbances, ear, nose and throat disorders, hypertension, numbness of legs, influenza, haemorrhoids, cardiac disturbances, headache, varicose veins, digestive disturbances, neuralgia, hypotension, urinary tract disorders, hearing disturbances, tenosynovitis, back pain. Legal basis of work design. List of relevant standards and directives.
Descriptors (primary) workplace design; ergonomics; clothing industry; work design
Descriptors (secondary) noise; health impairment; sitting posture; standing posture; visual display terminals; glare; artificial lighting; mental stress; women; microclimate; manuals
Document type E - Books, reports, proceedings
Subject(s) Ergonomics and work organization
Broad subject area(s)
Browse category(ies) Clothing and finished textile products industry
Ergonomics