Abstract
A large number of steel and power production industries are situated in the state of Chhattisgarh where availability of raw material is plentiful and cheap. This paper reports the results of an ergonomic study in steel and power production plant situated in Chhattisgarh. The main objective of this paper is to evaluate the working conditions of the plant from an ergonomics perspective and recommended feasible solutions to management for implementation. The investigation was done by a questionnaire survey as well as by observations in the workplace. The results indicated that the plant conditions were stressful, with poor safety, weak interfacing with work equipment as well as physical workplace layout design. Results also revealed that noise, vibration, climate, illumination, and working posture were not acceptable limit as ergonomic perspective. However major positive research finding was conducive conditions in the work environment resulting low absence rate among employees due to illness.
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