Indian Journal of Positive Psychology

Neha Gahlot ¹, Manju Mehta ¹, Kiran Singh ¹

Affiliations
1 Department of Family Resource Management, I.C. College of Home Science, CCSHAU, Hisar, Haryana, IN

Abstract

A comfortable and well managed work environment without much clutter allows employees to focus on their goals. This paper describes the results of a study conducted to assess the workplace environment of the female sewing machine operators. A comfortable work environment is very important to perform the task easily and to increase the productivity with reduced number of errors. Hence, the workplace environment of the sewing activity was assessed with environmental parameters which include temperature, light, humidity, and noise. The mean temperature of the workplace was 28.59 which was above the recommended level and the mean illumination level at workplace was found 228.56 which was below the recommended level which was contributing to headache and eye strain for the female sewing machine operators. Workplace assessment for ventilation facility, storage of garments, storage of tools, proximity of clothes and tools, clearance of traffic lanes, hazardous things at workplace, workplace hygiene and workplace management also performed. The results of the study showed that only one fourth sewing machine operators had good storage facility for storage of stitched and unstitched garments.

Keywords

Workplace, Sewing Machine Operators, Environmental Parameters, Illumination Level.

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Neetima Batra ¹, Veena Sangwan ¹, Manju Mehta ¹

Affiliations
1 Department of FRM, COHS, CCS Haryana Agriculture University, Hisar, Haryana, IN

Abstract

If the structure is so designed that the positive forces override that the negative forces then there is beneficial release of bio energy which helps all the inmates to be healthy. If I put Vastu in simple words “it is the traditional Indian way how people should live in house or work at their workplace as yoga is for health.” Every women workplace is started with her house and concludes her day in her house. The prior concern is her well-being's. Vastu is a hot topic of discussion these days on all the channels on T.V, internet etc. and other mass media approaches. Present study is planned to know about the knowledge of some aspects of Vastu Shastra principles and its extent of application in newly constructed houses of Hisar district. 200 homemakers were selected purposively, majority were found young 60.0% and working 45.0%. Around 50 percent were having > 350 square feet house. Some miscellaneous aspects of vastu were choose to study and found that was found Usually people were interesting in application of certain aspects such as down ward slope of house should be in E and N side, rectangular house is good for living, Gomukhi house is not good for residence purpose, underground water tank should be in North East direction, no tall trees should be in North and East side and so on. Interestingly they have applied these principles on priority basis. Along with these aspects more than 90 percent of the respondents were found feeling highly satisfied by making water tank in North-East and trees in South and west side. By making central space open, eighty five percent respondents were found highly satisfied as it is the place where all energies can accumulate to make house pure, divine and peaceful.

Keywords

Vaastu Shastra, North East, South East, North West, South West, Gomukhi.

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Rupal Hooda ¹, Sudesh Gandhi ¹, Manju Mehta ¹

Affiliations
1 Department of Family Resource Management, COHS, CCS Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar, Haryana, IN

Abstract

Ageing is a universal process and it does not occur at a uniform age or rate. Due to longer life expectancy and decline in fertility rate, proportion of people above 60 years of age is growing much faster than any other age bracket in most of the countries. A study was conducted on 100 elderly people of Hisar district of Haryana state those were living independently. It was reported that half of the respondents (51.0%) were in age group of 70-80 year and 38.0 percent of respondents were secondary pass followed by graduate and post graduate (32.0%). Most of them were (99.0%) from general caste, married (74.0%) followed by widow and widower (13.0% each). Data revealed from Activity profile of elderly (IADL scale) showed that nearly three fifth of the respondents (59.0%) were in the high category of the IADL scale followed by medium category (40.0%) and low category(1.0%).

Keywords

Elderly, Living Independently, ADL's, IADL's.

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