Ergonomic conditions in manual harvesting in Swedish outdoor cultivation

Pinzke, Stefan; Lavesson, Lillian

doi:10.26444/aaem/93334

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“…The same was also demonstrated in a study of agricultural workers in Sweden. Performing the tasks in a standing or walking posture decreased back discomfort (Pinzke and Lavesson, 2018[ 51 ]). The same occurs in other tasks such as "phytosanitary treatments", where most of the postures the worker adopted were with a straight back and walking, obtaining the two lowest risk levels (Table 4 (Tab.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Risk of musculoskeletal disorders in pepper cultivation workers

Gómez-Galán

Callejón-Ferre

Díaz-Pérez

et al. 2021

EXCLI Journal; 20:Doc1033; ISSN 1611-2156

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Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Risk of musculoskeletal disorders in pepper cultivation workers

Gómez-Galán

Callejón-Ferre

Díaz-Pérez

et al. 2021

EXCLI Journal; 20:Doc1033; ISSN 1611-2156

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“…Man's expertise and experience are not only necessary in viticulture, but in agriculture as a whole [31]. Therefore, open air jobs, which are often unfavourable from a micro-climatic viewpoint, and the use of force, especially with hand-use instruments, are all conditions likely to cause MSD cases to increase, which are con-causally correlated to professional exposure [32][33][34].…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Today, these pathologies are ranked first among those recorded and refunded, both in Italy and Europe [22,33,35,36]: among them, the mostly spread are the carpal tunnel syndrome, epichondilitis, rotatory cuff tunnel syndrome and lombo-sacral rachis pathologies [19,20,[31][32][33][34]37].…”

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confidence: 99%

Investigation of hand forces applied to a pruning tool – pilot study

Romano¹,

Caruso

Longo

et al. 2019

Ann Agric Environ Med.

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Introduction. Winter pruning is a cultivation practice necessary for maintaining the balance between the vegetative and the productive activity of plants and requires many working days using hand scissors. This operation involves the subjects carrying out a series of gestures that are repeated with considerable frequency, which are all musculo-skeletal disorders risk factors (MSDs) for the hand-wrist area. Objective. The aim of this study was to investigate the forces applied to pruning tools. Materials and method. Using a sensor matrix, peak and average forces were measured which are exerted while cutting branches of 3 different diameters, from 5 wine-grape cultivars. Samples were tested on 8 participants using sensored scissors to record, in 6 hand areas, the forces necessary to cut. Results. Results showed that while cutting, the factors which can impact the force employed (peak and average forces) by the subjects are branch diameter and percentage of branch humidity. Cut duration was inversely related to the size of the subject's hand. The middle finger area of the hand recorded the highest force average and peak levels, while the hand region least affected during the cuts was the farthest from the thumb. Conclusions. The study enabled the highlighting of which factors influence the forces employed by the operator while cutting grape branches, and to identify the hand regions where muscle activation is at its most. These findings can be relevant in preventing MSDs. Further studies need to be conducted with a larger number of subjects.

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“…Ergonomic interventions were also evaluated in [47][48][49] for lessening the physical load during harvesting. Silverstein et al [47] utilized an ergonomically designed bag in place of the tied basket around the waist during coffee harvesting.…”

Section: Harvestingmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…The findings demonstrated considerable reduce of damage quantity and body discomfort that was combined with augmented work output. Finally, Pinzke & Lavesson [49] tested a conveyor belt in place of carrying a box, which was proved to lessen the harmful stooping. Interestingly, for the case of strawberries growing in pots, the position was characterized by a straight neck and back along with lowered arms, whereas when growing on raised beds, kneeling or bending forward with straight legs was noted, which can result in harmful lumbar compression.…”

Section: Harvestingmentioning

confidence: 99%

A Review on Ergonomics in Agriculture. Part I: Manual Operations

2020

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Background: Agriculture involves several harmful diseases. Among the non-fatal ones, musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) are the most prevalent, as they have reached epidemic proportions. The main aim of this investigation is to systematically review the major risk factors regarding MSDs as well as evaluate the existing ergonomic interventions. Methods: The search engines of Google Scholar, PubMed, Scopus, and ScienceDirect were used to identify relevant articles during the last decade. The imposed exclusive criteria assured the accuracy and current progress in this field. Results: It was concluded that MSDs affect both developed and developing countries, thus justifying the existing global concern. Overall, the most commonly studied task was harvesting, followed by load carrying, pruning, planting, and other ordinary manual operations. Repetitive movements in awkward postures, such as stooping and kneeling; individual characteristics; as well as improper tool design were observed to contribute to the pathogenesis of MSDs. Furthermore, low back disorders were reported as the main disorder. Conclusions: The present ergonomic interventions seem to attenuate the MSDs to a great extent. However, international reprioritization of the safety and health measures is required in agriculture along with increase of the awareness of the risk factors related to MSDs.

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Ergonomic conditions in manual harvesting in Swedish outdoor cultivation

Cited by 21 publications

References 22 publications

Risk of musculoskeletal disorders in pepper cultivation workers

Risk of musculoskeletal disorders in pepper cultivation workers

Investigation of hand forces applied to a pruning tool – pilot study

A Review on Ergonomics in Agriculture. Part I: Manual Operations

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