The effect of ambient conditions on employees in textile and garment companies

Abstract

In this study, the effect of ambient conditions on employees was analyzed with the questionnaire applied to employees in selected textile and apparel companies and the results obtained were interpreted in terms of occupational health and safety. For the study, a total of 809 employees working in four companies including two textile companies and two garment companies were surveyed. 27.4% of the employees in the companies surveyed are women and 72.6% are men. In the survey conducted for the research, it was asked whether the environmental conditions in textile and apparel companies affect the employees negatively or not. According to the statistical analysis results made on the answers, it was concluded that high temperature, noise, moisture and bad ergonomy (positions that may cause discomfort in the musculoskeletal system) differ significantly, that is, they negatively affect the employees. The high temperature most negatively affected the employees in company D. Noise most negatively affected employees in company D. Moisture had the highest rate of affecting the employees in company A. The weak lighting rate is low for all companies. Bad ergonomy was seen at the highest rate in C and D companies, which are garment companies. Companies were informed about the negative conditions affecting employees and improvement studies were carried out.