Yaa Ergonomic Workplace Evaluation Inwards Ugandan Clothes Plants (Part-4)

Ergonomic Workplace Evaluation inwards Ugandan Apparel Plants (Part-4)

Tebyetekerwa Mike
Dept. of Textile & Clothing Technology
Kyambogo University
Kampala, Republic of Uganda
Tel: +256(0)773770312 // +256(0)701181383
Email: miketebyeks@gmail.com

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2.4.2 Pressing Department
The main tasks inwards the pressing subdivision are:

Fabric pressing

• Hand Iron
• Manual Press
• Automatic Press
• Fusing

Common problems
Working height. Ironing surfaces that are also depression forcefulness the operator to assume a flexed dorsum as well as cervix posture field working. Surfaces that are also high require operators to operate amongst their shoulders as well as arms elevated.

Floor surface. Pressing operations are performed standing upwardly as well as many pressing workstations practice non accept anti- fatigue mats on transcend of hard flooring surface.

Foot pedals. Operators role pes pedals to either activate vacuum suction on mitt ironing tables or to activate steam as well as the displace of the press for manual as well as automatic presses. Foot pedals non to a greater extent than or less the flooring require the operator to residuum on i leg. Small pedals are hard to locate.

Input as well as Output. Hanging garments are located also high as well as require extended reaches to alternative upwardly as well as deposit garments. Garments piled on boxes or carts are inwards a spot that is also depression as well as requires bending as well as reaching.

Lighting. Inadequate lighting creates shadows as well as glare on some pressing surfaces increasing the visual need on the operator.

2.4.2.0 Hand atomic release 26

Common problems
Iron. Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 steaming push clit also far from the grip of the atomic release 26 requires an extended pollex posture to activate.

Balancers. Some irons are non balanced past times a jump from a rod to a higher house the workstation. This makes the atomic release 26 to a greater extent than hard to locate during a real rapid operate wheel as well as the operator has to role additional forcefulness to alternative upwardly as well as manipulate the iron. Some irons are non balanced properly as well as require excessive forcefulness to accomplish all areas of the garment.

Upright steaming. Operators role the atomic release 26 amongst the hot surface inwards a vertical spot to steam a garment. The operator has to back upwardly the entire weight of the atomic release 26 as well as sometimes has to resist the counter forcefulness of the balance.

Catchers. Catchers acted to back upwardly the weight of the garment field it was existence pressed. Without a catcher inwards house large garments accept a style to skid off the operate

Iron amongst steam push clit also far from the handle, surface, as well as it requires to a greater extent than forcefulness to spot as well as reposi- tion the garment.

Guarding. When rut guards are non inwards place, the handles of steam irons as well as the steam they make are real hot.

2.4.2.1 Manual press
Common problems
Controls. Hand controls are located also high as well as require excessive forcefulness to activate.

Multiple Workstations. Some manual press operators operate from to a greater extent than than i press or alternate betwixt manual as well as mitt pressing. When non designed properly this causes unnecessary lifting as well as carrying through cluttered walkways.

2.4.2.2 Automatic press
Common problems
Hand controls. Controls that are inaccessible require awkward postures as well as excessive forcefulness to activate.

Foot space. Insufficient infinite for the automatic shirt- press operators’ feet requires them to stand upwardly farther away from the operate surface area which increases the reaching required.

Contact area. Automatic shirt-press operators oftentimes repose against the press field they charge the shirts. Some presses accept hard, sudden edges that create contact stress when the operator rests on them.

2.4.2.2 Fusing
Fusing operations bind 2 fabrics together to brand them stronger.

Common problems
In-feed. Operators who feed cloth into the fusing ma- chine from a seated spot practice non accept plenty articulatio genus space, causing them to sit down farther away from the fuser as well as accomplish amongst a flexed dorsum posture. Standing operators accept to behavior cloth from the worktable used for organizing fusing materials to the fuser.

Out-feed. Materials are hot when the operator has to alternative them upwardly as well as they accept to curvature downwards depression to accomplish them.

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