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Fitiwi G/nigus, Kamil Kerala

Design section, Department of Production Engineering

College of Engineering, Defence University, Bishoftu

E-mail: [email protected]

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Introduction

Company Background

Materials and Methods

Results and Discussion

Conclusion and recommendation


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The development of textile sector is closely linked withindustrial revolution. Garment industry took one morecentury to develop after the growth of textile industry.

In Ethiopia there are:

397 small size, 7 medium and 32 large garment industries.

1,961, 343 and 7,442 employees respectively.

Totally, the sector creates a job opportunity for 9,756employees.

The workers in garment industry work in clothes designing,sewing or cutting services, and clothes wholesaling.

The work environment in a majority of these units is unsafeand unhealthy Due to the nature of these jobs


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Musculoskeletal disorders are one of the leadingcauses of disability in industrialized societies.

Sewing machine operators face a substantiallyhigher risk of muscle pain and injury than workersin other jobs

The main goal of this paper is: The practical application of a methods for evaluating,

and suggests possible solutions in working conditionsof Adama garment industry,

Improve the working conditions in the garmentmanufacturing industry in Ethiopia through anergonomics evaluation.

To give a benchmarking data for other researchers

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Adama Garment Industry

Was established in 1987 and

The company is under Metals and Engineering

Corporation (METEC).

The Garment Industry is located 105 km East from

Addis Ababa, in the town of Adama. It has five factory facilities including:

A heavy duty garment factory,

A garment sewing factory, A parachute and drag chute factory,

A shoes/gloves factory and

A furniture cabinet factory

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Workers perceptions of their physical

work conditions were solicited via a:

Questionnaire.Study investigators done.

Using random sampling of 80 subjects.

They were engaged in seat work activities


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First a seminar lasting over half an hour was

conducted for the managements of subjects tohelp them understand work related health

problems and symptom recognition so that

responses to the questionnaire would be as

accurate as possible.

The aim of the research was to make the workers

aware that aches and pains felt at work might not

necessarily have been caused by work activities.

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Table 1. workers who participated in the

questionnaire survey.


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Ergonomic factors that affecting workers in sewing department

The sewing is an important area in the garment manufacturing.

A cause and effect diagram was constructed as shown in Figure

below.


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The subjects were 80 in number (aged from 20-45

years),

With the mean age of 33years

with about 32.5 % below 30 years,

50% below 40 years, and

They were experienced, with an average of 11.5

years.

In addition, working hours per week is 44.


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Working environment in Adama garment industry


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Frequency distribution of age for 80 subjects studied.


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The walk-through research yielded the

following interpretation Jobs were varied with respect to products,

processes, and operations,

Tasks were generally repetitive and burdensome

to workers and they feel discomfort, Workspace was overcrowded,

Sitting postures were typically constrained and

uncomfortable.

Time schedules were tight

Required speeding up in performing tasks.


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Many seats were hard and wooden, without a to

prevent tissue compression.

Sharp bending of the neck was common,

combined with sharp bending of the trunk among

taller workers, or moderate bending, among

shorter workers.

Equipment, including sewing machines, was

generally old and inappropriately designed it is

made by other countries standard and imported. The temperature of Adama city was 28c at the

time of research study conducted.


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The total reported injuries and illnesses

among the garment industry workers are


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This study examined the ergonomic work conditions

in one of the garment industry

workplace and empirical measurements

applicable to working conditions showed clear

evidence of work practices,workplace conditions and equipment designs that

were unfavorable to productivity, health and

safety.

The injurious effects included relatively high

incidences of musculoskeletal problems


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The implementation of these recommendations

yielded significant improvements in productivityand the effects on the workers over a relatively

short period of time.

Adjustable chair with back rest needed for sitsubjects to be made,

Floor mats ,Hog heaven plush anti-fatigue mats

are made of a textured, 100% nitrile rubbersurface for superior chemical and slip resistance

for standing tasks,


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And the tables used by the subjects for

ironing, inspection and cutting should bemade as possible to change,

To fit well to the workers by adding

adjustments so as to decrease suffering and illhealth among workers.

The garment industry needs to continuously

identify the problem and, more importantlyimplement solutions to reduce the risk of

injuries in situations.

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