미용현장 종사자 작업환경 개선을 위한 보조도구 개발 전선고정용 보조도구를 중심으로

Abstract

This study attempted to help beauty industry workers reduce their physical burden which is directly related with job stress. For this, a survey was performed against cosmetologists who have provided services for at least one (1) year, and the results found the followings: When asked what has made them uncomfortable at work, ‘use of wired electronic devices’ was most responded with 39%. When asked what problems they face in using such devices, ‘tripped over the power cord’ was the highest with 50%. To improve working environments, this study developed a power cord-holding device based on beauty industry workers’ voices. The power cord-holding arm band is designed to prevent the power cord from sagging by fixing it to a user’s arm. This power cord holder is comprised of an arm band and a cable-holding unit. According to a survey on users’ satisfaction with the assistant device, high satisfaction (‘very satisfied (43%)’, ‘satisfied (43%)’) was responded. The above results confirmed that a power cord-holding device is effective in reducing inconvenience and fatigue at work for beauty industry workers. It is anticipated that the effectiveness of such power cord-holding device would be tracked after a long use.