| Document ID (ISN) | 59835 |
| CIS number |
93-683 |
| ISSN - Serial title |
0300-8134 - Journal of Human Ergology |
| Year |
1992 |
| Convention or series no. |
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| Author(s) |
Nag A., Desai H., Nag P.K. |
| Title |
Work stress of women in sewing machine operation |
| Bibliographic information |
June 1992, Vol.21, No.1, p.47-55. Illus. 15 ref. |
| Abstract |
The work stress on 107 women engaged in sewing machine operation in small garment manufacturing units was evaluated. Of the three types of sewing machines (motor operated, full and half shuttle foot-operated), 74% were foot-operated. Short-cycle sewing work involves repetitive action of the hand and feet. Long-term sewing work had a cumulative load on the musculo-skeletal structures and about 68% of the women complained of back pain, among whom 35% reported a persistent low back pain. Unsatisfactory man-machine compatibility, work posture and fatigue, improper co-ordination of the eye, hand and leg are the major problems of the operators. The workplace design may be significantly improved by taking women's anthropometric dimensions into consideration when modifying the workplace. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
India; sewing; sewing machines; clothing industry; ergonomics; backache; women; musculoskeletal diseases |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
developing countries; epidemiologic study |
| Document type |
D - Periodical articles |
| Country / State or Province | India |
| Subject(s) |
Ergonomics and work organization
|
| Broad subject area(s) |
Physiology, ergonomics
|
| Browse category(ies) |
Clothing and finished textile products industry
Ergonomics
Diseases of the musculoskeletal system
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