Assessing the effects of lean on occupational health and safety in the Ready-Made Garment industry

BACKGROUND:Garment manufacturers have been adopting lean manufacturing in order to increase productivity and competitiveness. However, the effects of lean on occupational health and safety (OHS) of the workers are not clear. In the literature, there is an ongoing debate about whether lean and OHS a re complementary or contradictory. OBJECTIVE:The goal of this study was to contribute to the knowledge base about the relationship between lean and...