- Tytuł:
- An Ergonomic Study on Posture-Related Discomfort Among Preadolescent Agricultural Workers of West Bengal, India
- Autorzy:
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Gangopadhyay, S.
Das, B.
Das, T.
Ghoshal, G. - Powiązania:
- https://bibliotekanauki.pl/articles/90547.pdf
- Data publikacji:
- 2005
- Wydawca:
- Centralny Instytut Ochrony Pracy
- Tematy:
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preadolescence
agricultural worker
posture
discomfort
rolnictwo
ergonomia
młodociani
pozycja przy pracy
warunki pracy
choroby narządów ruchu
czynniki ryzyka - Opis:
- In India, particularly in West Bengal, preadolescents are primarily associated with agricultural work in rural areas. Owing to poor socio-economic conditions, they are compelled to carry out a considerable number of manual, rigorous tasks in agricultural fields. The main aim of this study was to investigate postures adopted by preadolescent agricultural workers during individual agricultural activities and to analyze the causes of discomfort related to those postures. Fifty male and 50 female preadolescent agricultural workers were randomly selected and a detailed posture analysis was performed with the Ovako Working Posture Analysis System (OWAS). It was observed that those workers worked continuously in awkward postures during certain agricultural activities. Consequently they suffered from discomfort in different parts of their body. Even though they were very young, they were likely to suffer from serious musculoskeletal disorders in the future.
- Źródło:
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International Journal of Occupational Safety and Ergonomics; 2005, 11, 3; 315-322
1080-3548 - Pojawia się w:
- International Journal of Occupational Safety and Ergonomics
- Dostawca treści:
- Biblioteka Nauki
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