[Evaluation of work systems in the textile industry in relation to the development of pathological changes in the genital organs of seamstresses]. / Ocena systemów pracy w przemysle odziezowym na tle rozwoju zmian patologicznych w narzadzie rodnym szwaczek.

The investigations which have proceeded for some years in clothing plants of the Western Pomeranian region with the aim of finding out pathological changes involving female machine operators' genital organs, have revealed a number of unfavourable phenomena, mainly, psychoneurotic changes in the initial phase and pelvic congestion syndrome (pcs), as described by Taylor, in a later phase. The paper is aimed at evaluation of one factor possibly affecting workers' health, i.e. work systems. The data collected from the plant managers, female chargehands and machine operators themselves, as well as from our own observations and investigations, revealed that the test groups of women were performing a piece-job, direct-line and belt-system production. For eight hours a day they performed strictly defined labour requiring great precision in course of repeated tasks in predetermined time limits. A more relaxed system, so called "direct line-synchro nests", arranged temporarily on experimental basis, appeared less efficient and was finally given up for economical reasons. Altogether, 575 machine operators have been examined. The control group consisted of 100 women working in the so called work-gang system offering a greater freedom of movements (cleaners, cutters, store- keepers). The obtained results are presented in two tables. The rate of pcs was found to be statistically significantly higher in machine operators, as compared to controls.

[Introduction of the results of ergonomic studies in clothing factories]. / Wdrozenie wyników badan ergonomicznych w zakladach odziezowych.

Hypokinesis is known to exert a negative effect on human systems, the circulatory, osseo-articular, muscular and many other systems. Ergonomic investigations, performed during five years and covering 1350 women employed at clothing and knitting plants as seamstresses carrying out their work at piece-rate, direct line as well as beltsystem, under the conditions of restricted motorial activity, i.e. under hypokinetic conditions, revealed the occurrence of pelviccongestion syndrome (pcs). Relying on the obtained results of the investigations, the evaluation involved the condition of women's reproductive organ in the context of the integrated state of health of female workers employed as seamstresses at clothing and knitting plants, viewed against the background of professional and sociological problems. Moreover, recommendations were issued as to the treatment of genital organ disorders in women employed under the conditions of restricted motorial activity, and also prophylaxis concerning these disturbances, particularly with regard, to the pelvic congestion syndrome. Elements of reorganization of the health service at the clothing and knitting industry plants have been worked out and described.