title: Prevalence of job strain among Indian foundry shop floor workers.
abstract: Global competition in manufacturing sector demand higher productivity levels. In this context, workers in this sector are set with high output targets, leading to job strain. In addition to the strain, hazardous conditions also prevail in some of the manufacturing processes like foundry activities. This paper attempts to appraise the prevalence of job strain among foundry shop floor workers in India with the help of Demands-Control model [8]. In this study, data was collected through a survey using 49-item Job Content Questionnaire (JCQ) [9], a widely used and well-validated test for job strain. Then the data was subjected to statistical analysis after ascertaining the reliability. This survey has revealed that 25% of workers in foundry were experiencing high job strain. Hazardous working conditions, limited decision making authority, etc. appear to be the main contributing factors for the higher levels of strain.
authors: Department of Production Engineering, PSG College of Technology, Coimbatore, Tamilnadu, India. gmadhanmohan@yahoo.co.in
authors: G Madhan
authors: GM
authors: Mohan
authors: S
authors: S
authors: Elangovan
authors: P S S
authors: PS
authors: Prasad
authors: P Rama
authors: PR
authors: Krishna
authors: Anil Kumar
authors: AK
authors: Mokkapati
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D007194:India / Q000453:epidemiology; D007588:Job Satisfaction; D008297:Male; D008669:Metallurgy; D008875:Middle Aged; D016272:Occupational Health; D015995:Prevalence; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000453:epidemiology*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D017132:Workplace