Volume 7 Issue 3 - September 2016

  • 1. Ergonomics in construction industry

    Authors : Kapil Bhadane, Kavita Pawar

    Pages : 162-164

    DOI : http://dx.doi.org/10.21172/1.73.522

    Keywords : Ergonomics, Musculoskeletal Disorders, Construction.

    Abstract :

    Construction industry in India has growing fast in last two decades. It is today's demand that infrastructure needs for improving economy. In India still 80% work has doing manually in construction sector. Work like continuously working in same motion, heavy lifting, working in difficult positions, climbing ladders, continuously goes upstairs and downstairs etc. While continue doing that type of work, pressure has comes on organs and workers human life has been destroy by musculoskeletal disorders. That type of workers healthy life is only around 40 years. That has happening not now; bur from when construction industry has been born.

    Citing this Journal Article :

    Kapil Bhadane, Kavita Pawar, "Ergonomics in construction industry", Volume 7 Issue 3 - September 2016, 162-164