Garments furniture design for Bangladeshi workers considering ergonomic principles.
Ergonomics
anthropometry
bangladeshi workers
garments furniture
mismatch
multivariate anthropometric analysis
Journal
Work (Reading, Mass.)
ISSN: 1875-9270
Titre abrégé: Work
Pays: Netherlands
ID NLM: 9204382
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
2021
2021
Historique:
pubmed:
19
10
2021
medline:
3
11
2021
entrez:
18
10
2021
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
In Bangladesh, workers typically spend at least eight hours a day at garment factories in sitting and/or standing position. Prolonged sitting on ergonomically unfit furniture causes back, neck, and shoulder pain, which reduces the working efficiency and leading to low productivity. The aim of this study is to design ergonomically correct furniture for Bangladeshi garment workers considering multivariate analysis on the anthropometric data. Twelve anthropometric measures and five furniture dimensions were measured. The sample comprised of 600 volunteer workers from different garment industry. The furniture dimensions were compared with the relevant anthropometric characteristics and found a high level of mismatch (e.g. seat height (male 18%, female 94.25%), seat depth (male 96%, female 63.50%), seat width (male 9.50%, female 36.25%), sewing table height (male 56.50%, female 50%), and desk height for inspection, cutting and ironing table (male 100%, female 100%). New design specifications were proposed of the worker which improved the match percentage. The multivariate anthropometric analysis generated 8 cases and for each case the ranges of anthropometric measurements have been identified. The results will help to design robust ergonomic garments furniture.
Sections du résumé
BACKGROUND
BACKGROUND
In Bangladesh, workers typically spend at least eight hours a day at garment factories in sitting and/or standing position. Prolonged sitting on ergonomically unfit furniture causes back, neck, and shoulder pain, which reduces the working efficiency and leading to low productivity.
OBJECTIVE
OBJECTIVE
The aim of this study is to design ergonomically correct furniture for Bangladeshi garment workers considering multivariate analysis on the anthropometric data.
METHODS
METHODS
Twelve anthropometric measures and five furniture dimensions were measured. The sample comprised of 600 volunteer workers from different garment industry. The furniture dimensions were compared with the relevant anthropometric characteristics and found a high level of mismatch (e.g. seat height (male 18%, female 94.25%), seat depth (male 96%, female 63.50%), seat width (male 9.50%, female 36.25%), sewing table height (male 56.50%, female 50%), and desk height for inspection, cutting and ironing table (male 100%, female 100%).
RESULTS
RESULTS
New design specifications were proposed of the worker which improved the match percentage. The multivariate anthropometric analysis generated 8 cases and for each case the ranges of anthropometric measurements have been identified.
CONCLUSION
CONCLUSIONS
The results will help to design robust ergonomic garments furniture.
Identifiants
pubmed: 34657846
pii: WOR213601
doi: 10.3233/WOR-213601
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
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