1. Ergonomics in
the Garment
Industry
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2. • Ergonomics in the Garment Industry discusses the
importance of ergonomics in the garment industry, with a
detailed scientific analysis and examples from the
garment industry.
• Application of ergonomics through the standardization of
micro and macro environment in the garment industry
provides an example of how to design the present and
future processes; increases the efficiency and
productivity of production; improves health, safety and
comfort of people in the working environment.
3. • Knowledge of ergonomic conditions prevents
employee discomfort, fatigue and physical injury.
Injury related to poor ergonomic conditions can
be prevented by designing the physical work
environment around the physical needs of
individual employees.
• Therefore, it is necessary to know physiological,
psycho-sociological and anthropometric
ergonomic conditions.
4. • It is important to analyze each workplace in the
production of garments and find the way how to
reduce the health problems of workers to a
minimum with maximum increase of productivity.
• Chapters analyze divisions of ergonomics;
conditions of work; ergonomic principles in
designing workplace, working processes and
environment, determining working time and
handling material; ergonomics in the storage of
textile materials; ergonomics workplaces in
garment manufacture preparation, cutting room,
sewing room and finishing room, and garment
warehouse and stores.
5. • Dr Gordana Colovic is a
Professor at the College of
Textile – Design, Technology
and
Management
in
Belgrade, Serbia.
• She has authored 8 books
and got her papers published
in about 100 national and
international journals.
6. • Dr Gordana Colovic is a
Professor at the College of
Textile – Design, Technology
and
Management
in
Belgrade, Serbia.
• She has authored 8 books
and got her papers published
in about 100 national and
international journals.
