study on ergonomics among construction labours
M.Gnanaprakash,D.Ambika
Published in International Journal of Advanced Research in Civil,Structural,Environmental and Infrastructure Engineering and Developing
ISSN: 2320-723X Impact Factor:1.7 Volume:1 Issue:2 Year: 08 March,2014 Pages:31-38
Abstract
Ergonomics is used to design an environment which is compatible with each individual physical and behavioral characteristics. Good ergonomic design makes the most efficient use of worker capabilities while ensuring that job demands do not exceed those capabilities. In various workstations the productivity and efficiency gets affected due to discomforts and several other human factors. A clear study of these parameters and optimizing them to yield better productivity is called ergonomics. By using this technique we have planned the preliminary questionnaires which were supplied to construction labourers, who have under taken the works in Tiruppur and around. The district preliminary questionnaires were distributed and data responses were collected in a month. Based on the responses obtained from labourers the data’s are analyzed using SPSS software. Which is an analytical software. From the analysis, a better suggestion and solution were given to the construction labourers. Also recommendations are given for safety and comfort environment of construction labourers using this ergonomic techniques.
Kewords
ERGONOMICS,
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