Deepa VinayAlka Chandrakanta2021-01-232021-01-232020-12https://krishikosh.egranth.ac.in/handle/1/5810160517The garage workers are highly exposed to heavy manual material handling. Due to heavy manual material handling and repetitive tasks in garage, leads to occupational health hazards among garage workers. The total sample of 75 respondents were selected randomly from three district of Uttrakhand (Udham Singh Nagar, Nainital and Almora) who were working in garage. For collection of experimental data, 30 per cent of the total respondents was selected and RULA, REBA and ART tools were used and for descriptive study demographic questionnaire, Standardized Nordic Questionnaire, stress coping strategies questionnaire, work environment questionnaire, updated Modified Kuppuswamy’s Socioeconomic Scale(2020), health status checklist, personal protective equipment checklist, risk assessment and workplace checklist were used. The finding of present research investigation revealed that majority of garage workers were having lower middle socio-economic status. Most workers were suffering from low back, neck and shoulder pain and also having dyspepsia (indigestion) or bowel disturbance problem. As a stress coping strategies, majority of them reported that they consumed tobacco and offer prayers and cent per cent garage workers need of action in adjusting the working height at elbow level, use foot platforms for small workers introduce a work- rotation system to avoid repetition of the same types of work, use hanging tools, label containers of hazardous chemicals and store them inappropriate places. The result of RULA, REBA and ART revealed that almost all the postures adopted by the workers while repairing shows the medium and high level of risk exposure. The environment parameters like light (1693.56±563.64 lux), humidity (58.49±8.84%), temperature (27.65±1.819°C) and noise(61.95±7.50 dB) were within recommended level. The years of employment of garage workers was positively and significantly correlated with muscle pain (R=0.286) and results were obtained by using SPSS software. The sensitizing training program were also organized to add value and efficiency of garage workers.EnglishThesis