Vol. 12, Issue 6 (2023)

Author(s):
Rambha Kumari, Dr. Seema Kwatra and Rupanagudi Unesha Fareq

Abstract:
Lac bangle production system carried out all over the country and made their identity on Indian level. In this way, Muzaffarpur is the city of Bihar state where lots of lac bangle production has been done in unorganised way. Lac bangle industry in India comes under small enterprises and plays an important role in India’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP). The process of making Lac bangle (Lahti) is complex and consists of high degree of precision work involving various stages and each stage requires skilled workers. Long hours of work with traditionally designed tools and unorganised, ergonomically not designed work places can cause musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) and other occupational health problems among lac bangle artisans. The study was conducted in the lac bangle production enterprise in Muzaffarpur district of Bihar state. The descriptive research design was adopted for the study. A total sample size of 120 lac bangle artisans were randomly selected for the study. The results revealed that there exist and physical hazards 78 percent of total respondents work in prolonged sitting posture followed repetitive motion (72%), awkward posture ((68%), prolonged bending (56%) respectively. Furthermore, it was also revealed awkward posture and prolonged bending were reported as 68 percent and 56 percent among artisans respectively.