Ergonomical Study of Workplace Using the Technique of Path Process Chart

The design of any workplace should be such that it enables the worker to perform the work with efficiency and with minimum of strain on his health and safety. The information for such a design can be generated only after an in-depth study has been conducted of the way the particular work is being performed by a worker at a given workplace. Once such an information is available, it can be used to design a more suitable workplace where the work can be performed with greater ease and higher productivity. The present study used the technique of Path Process Chart to study the work of meal preparation as was being performed by 50 homemakers in their kitchens. The Path Process Chart made it possible to study, both the work and the way the workplaces were being used by one or two workers, all at the same time.