Management of musculoskeletal shoulder and neck pain through ergonomic intervention: a pre-post design analysis in hand screen printing industry

S Shankar, R Naveenkumar… - International Journal of …, 2019 - inderscienceonline.com
Hand screen printing process (HSP) is a highly labour intensive work involving repetitive
and awkward motion without proper ergonomic tools. The main purpose of this study is to …

Design, implementation and evaluation of a participatory ergonomics program among home-based Mapuche weavers

G Gracia, A Guzman, L Forst - International Journal of Occupational …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
The Mapuche comprise 80% of the indigenous population of Chile. The Araucanía has the
highest concentration of Mapuche peoples and is also the poorest region of the country. The …

A day in the life: Using contextual interviews to understand the health of home-based Mapuche weavers

G Gracia, A Guzman, L Forst - PLOS Global Public Health, 2022 - journals.plos.org
The craft sector employs 305 million people worldwide, primarily women, rural and home-
based workers. Home-based weavers, an understudied workforce, are subject to a range of …

Ergonomics risk factors prevailing in Kota Doria loom weavers of India

N Rehman - Proceedings of the 20th Congress of the International …, 2019 - Springer
Abstract Weaving of Kota Doria fabric has been a traditional activity of Ansari community of
the Kota region. After abandoning this art by men in order to reach more stable and money …

Impact of low illumination and high noise level on occupational health of indian handloom weavers special reference to bargarh district of odisha

S Kumar - 2018 - shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in
Locally designed handloom workstations with indigenously developed accessories are
prevalent in Indian handloom and cottage industries This handloom sector is highly …

Elicit Association Amidst Organizational Climate, Biopsychosocial Consequences and Occupational Health and Its Impact on Job Satisfaction among Women Garment …

K Ravishankar, A Mahadevan… - Asian Journal of …, 2016 - indianjournals.com
Background Garment industry in India is one of the oldest and largest sectors which
generate high employment. The momentous of this industry is that it composes women …

Design and Development of Semi-Automatic Handloom Incorporating Human Factors

M Mahato, AK Das - Ergonomics for Improved Productivity: Proceedings of …, 2021 - Springer
The handloom is the second largest sector after agriculture based on providing employment
in India. It provides decentralized production facility where weavers can produce their …