DocumentCode :
2855018
Title :
Comfort study of work environment of apparel industry
Author :
Kosala, W.V.R. ; Vilasini, P.P.G.N. ; Gamage, J.R.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Mech. Eng., Univ. of Moratuwa, Moratuwa, Sri Lanka
fYear :
2011
fDate :
6-9 Dec. 2011
Firstpage :
789
Lastpage :
793
Abstract :
Diminution of workers´ efficiency and increase of health and safety hazards are among the topmost problems faced by present manufacturing industry. Therefore manufacturing industries are continuously exploring new avenues to improve factors that affect workers´ efficiency, health and safety while improving the overall productivity. The main objective of the research was to address such problems by introducing ergonomically sound work environment and practices through action based case study. This paper elaborates how thermal comfort, design of work places and practices influence the overall productivity of an apparel manufacturing factory in Sri Lanka. Data related to design of work environment and human comfort were gathered by means of a questionnaire survey and on-site experimental observations. Then the data were analysed by comparing them with the industry standards and theories of ergonomics. Based on the resulting conclusions an action plan was developed and recommended solutions for the identified issues.
Keywords :
clothing industry; ergonomics; health hazards; productivity; Sri Lanka; apparel industry; ergonomically sound work environment; ergonomics; health hazard; manufacturing industry; productivity; safety hazard; thermal comfort; work environment comfort study; work place design; worker efficiency; Ergonomics; Foot; Industries; Lighting; Production facilities; Standards; Workstations; ASHREA; Efficiency; Manufacturing; Thermal Comfort;
fLanguage :
English
Publisher :
ieee
Conference_Titel :
Industrial Engineering and Engineering Management (IEEM), 2011 IEEE International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Singapore
ISSN :
2157-3611
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-0740-7
Electronic_ISBN :
2157-3611
Type :
conf
DOI :
10.1109/IEEM.2011.6118024
Filename :
6118024
Link To Document :
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