Parvin Farjana, Rafiquzzaman Md, Parvez Md Shohel, Aziz Alberuni
Department of Industrial Engineering and Management, Khulna University of Engineering & Technology, Bangladesh.
Department of Textile Engineering, Khulna University of Engineering & Technology, Bangladesh.
Int J Occup Saf Ergon. 2024 Dec;30(4):1234-1249. doi: 10.1080/10803548.2024.2385786. Epub 2024 Aug 26.
Prolonged sitting with awkward posture during sewing results in musculoskeletal disorders among sewing operators. This study aimed to identify the compatibility of the sewing furniture with operators' anthropometry. Therefore, 13 anthropometric measurements of 368 sewing operators were collected and compared with sewing furniture dimensions. The results showed that all anthropometric measurements other than hip breadth were larger for male participants. In addition, statistical analysis performed on the collected data showed significant variation compared to the existing dimensions of sewing machines. Results also indicated a high mismatch for different dimensions of the sewing table and chair, such as seat height, seat width, seat depth, table depth, etc. For this reason, sewing operators often experience musculoskeletal disorders. Finally, this study recommends some guidelines for designing the sewing workstation, which might act as a basis for manufacturers or importers to set provisions for sewing machines.
缝纫过程中长时间保持 awkward 姿势坐着会导致缝纫工人出现肌肉骨骼疾病。本研究旨在确定缝纫家具与工人人体测量学的兼容性。因此，收集了 368 名缝纫工人的 13 项人体测量数据，并与缝纫家具尺寸进行比较。结果表明，男性参与者除臀宽外的所有人体测量数据都更大。此外，对收集到的数据进行的统计分析表明，与缝纫机的现有尺寸相比存在显著差异。结果还表明，缝纫台和椅子的不同尺寸，如座高、座宽、座深、桌深等，存在高度不匹配的情况。因此，缝纫工人经常会出现肌肉骨骼疾病。最后，本研究为缝纫工作站的设计推荐了一些指导方针，这可能为制造商或进口商制定缝纫机规定提供依据。
