DEVELOPMENT OF RECOMMENDATIONS ON DESIGNING OF NEW ASSORTMENT OF OVERALLS FOR WORKERS OF AUTOMOBILE INDUSTRY

Abstract

The article reveals the issue of designing a uniform with ventilation elements based on the study into the topography of sweat secretion with automotive companies’ staff wearing a uniform. The study was made into the air exchange between the human body and the external environments while working. Taking into account the topography of sweating, a new line of uniform furnished with ventilation elements was created and recommended for the assembly shop staff of the automotive company. In this case, the temperature and relative humidity of the room do not meet the established standards; negative effect of high surface temperature of the equipment and devices in the shop on the working body; disruption of air exchange under clothing caused by various motions of a worker; poor effect on the human health because of intense sweating during a shift; it was revealed that existing uniform does not take account of such negative factors as various motions made by a staff worker during a shift. Taking into account these negative factors, recommendations were made for the development of a uniform with better hygienic- and air permeability indicators for the assembly shop staff. In the design of the new line of uniform, good results were achieved through the use of mesh fabrics that ensure air circulation in the human body and underwear, along with gauze made of mixed fibers.