INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF RESEARCH AND INNOVATION IN SOCIAL SCIENCE (IJRISS)
ISSN No. 2454-6186 | DOI: 10.47772/IJRISS | Volume IX Issue XXVI November 2025| Special Issue on
Ergonomic Garment Table with Hydraulic Height Adjustment
Mechanism
MYRLY V. Cabrera
Carlos Hilado Memorial State University Talisay City, Negros Occidental Rizal Street, Silay City,
Negros Occidental
Received: 18 November 2025; Accepted: 23 November 2025; Published: 01 December 2025
ABSTRACT
This study aimed to develop and construct an ergonomic garment table with hydraulic height adjustment
mechanism in garment shops with the following features: rotatable top, extendable sides, adjustable height, and
tiltable top surface. The research further aimed to test the functionality of the ergonomic garment table with
hydraulic height adjustment mechanism with the aforementioned features. Likewise, the study aimed to evaluate
the acceptability of the ergonomic garment table with hydraulic height adjustment mechanism in terms of
durability, features, serviceability, and stability, and formulate a user’s guide. The research design used was
developmental-descriptive methods of research. A researcher-made questionnaire was utilized to interpret the
acceptability of the product among the 15 respondents comprising students and faculty of Garment Trade
Technology and industry practitioners, as the respondents of the study. Based on the evaluation of the level of
acceptability of the ergonomic garment table with hydraulic height adjustment mechanism, all parameters were
rated very highly acceptable using the mean and standard deviation as statistical tools. Moreover, the user’s
guide was designed to provide instructions on the use and operation of an ergonomic garment table with
hydraulic height adjustment mechanism.
Keywords: Development-Descriptive Research, ergonomic, garment table, hydraulic height adjustment
mechanism
INTRODUCTION
Background of the study
Tables have countless applications, but they all have one thing in common: a work surface that is typically
horizontal and flat. Wherever it is necessary to draw, cut, lay out, mark, and trace the fabric, including at homes,
shops, and schools, tables are present. One of the examples is a garment table with a long surface with an
incorporated yard on one corner and a long groove for scissors crossing the middle.
One of the steps in the clothing-making process according to (Sarkar, 2016) is cutting. Various tools, equipment,
and machines are available for cutting fabrics including garment tables. They are utilized based on the demand
and volume of production and depending on where cutting is needed, such as in the industry, schools, or even
homes.
The layout of the workplace, however, on the other hand, has a significant impact on musculoskeletal disorders
(Indian Journal of Health & Wellbeing, 2020). Employees in industries, instructors and students in schools, and
all the like-related persons that perform repetitive tasks as part of their jobs are more prone to this illness. It is
vital to fathom the health risks associated with prolonged sitting and static posture while sewing and standing
while performing tasks prior to sewing.
The students taking fashion and apparel courses and other related courses, both in the secondary and tertiary
levels, typically spend many hours in the sewing laboratory which emphasizes the significance of researching
their environment to detect problems in identifying ergonomic requirements, which aid in the assessment and
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