Health Status of Grinders in Different Foundries in West Bengal

Chandan Das,Suman Das,Bidyut Kumar Bhattacharyya,Amalendu Samanta,Debamalya Banerjee

doi:10.52756/ijerr.2019.v20.001

Abstract

The most significant operation to produce products in manufacturing sector in West Bengal is grinding. There is always a need of high human involvement to successfully plan and execute it. The body postures of the grinders are not correct and scientific in different grinding units. Prolonged working hours exceed the capacity of the grinder’s causes’ uneasiness, elevated risk of chronic pain, increase heart rate and developed body stresses. Prolonged working hours exceed the physical capacity of the workers that causes’ body discomfort, physical fatigue, joints pain, sprain of ligaments in different soft tissues. Work related musculoskeletal disorders (WRMSD), body fatigue and strain injuries are very common health problems of grinders in different micro, small & medium scale grinding units in West Bengal. The productivity and cost benefits of this unit are highly related with the physical capabilities and physical comfort of the grinders. The data of musculoskeletal disorder of workers was collected, evaluated and validated by using RULA and Discomfort Questionnaire. It was observed that lack of Ergonomic planning and unergonomic body postures increase the muscular stresses & muscular disorders which affect the health status of grinders. The significant reduction of body stresses and correct body postures were required to improve the quality of work and health status of the grinders.

Highlights

Suitable working environment, appropriate to investigate occupational health of grinders occupational hygiene and proper postural engaged in different grinding units in West methods of the workers are very muchBengal
The result of RULA score indicates that the working postures of most of the workers were above the line indicated in the figure-4
More than 80% of the grinders were got affected in their wrist, hand, trapeze and neck due to unsuitable position of electrode holder, body posture and unergonomic man machine interface

Summary

Introduction

Appropriate to investigate occupational health of grinders occupational hygiene and proper postural engaged in different grinding units in West methods of the workers are very muchBengal. Appropriate to investigate occupational health of grinders occupational hygiene and proper postural engaged in different grinding units in West methods of the workers are very much Work postures as well as physical load of method was used for mapping the different grinders can be measured and evaluated by areas of pain, dissatisfactions during the using RULA method (Rongo et al, 2004). The objective of this research work was Postural Assessment pain of the body parts with its intensity.

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