Study of Ergonomics in Textile Industry

Abstract

Work is done by man or machine. Ergonomics is the system under which fatigue and safety is analysed. Productivity is a term directly associated with man, machine, material, money and management (5M’s). The role of ergonomics in the textile industry is to improve productivity. Research shows that though many studies, improvements in the work stations and focus on the current conditions of the survey of workers is possible. In apparel industry, in sewing activities such as manufacturing garments workers are involved in the musculoskeletal disorders. Bad ergonomics leading to workers health problems and suggest interventions for developing ergonomics in work stations and equipment in accordance with OSHA standards. In Zimbebwa, expansion of the cotton industry has made it necessary to carry out health hazards evaluations with special focus on the ergonomic problems associated with cotton processing in the cotton spinning industry. The use of methods that analyse work conditions enables the measurement of levels of exposure to ergonomic risk factors. A large number of women workers are involved in the cotton spinning mills and perform squatting posture in traditional work place. Ergonomics is the art in which are both the techno-scientific knowledge and the worker’s knowledge about their work station.