Assessments of Ergonomic Risks in Banana Cultivation and Production

Jara, Oswaldo; Ballesteros, Fanny; Carrera, Esteban

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“…The study found that individuals with permanent MSDs and those exposed to poor ergonomic conditions were almost 50% less efficient during fruit harvest compared to perfectly healthy individuals [22]. The evidence came from a study by Jara et al [23]), which employed the surface electromyography (EMG) method to determine the level of electrical potential in muscles during manual effort, thus assessing the dynamic load on muscles]. A similar study was conducted by Komarnicki and Kuta [14], who used the EMG method to measure the load levels of individual musculoskeletal segments and their impact on the quality of harvested strawberries.…”

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Tomato Fruit Quality as Affected by Ergonomic Conditions While Manually Harvested

Kuta,

Komarnicki,

Łakoma

et al. 2023

Agriculture

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The harvest phase plays an important role in the whole process of production of tomato fruit. Therefore, it is necessary to ensure a technological process that will not damage biological materials. The harvest phase plays an important role in the whole process. Many growers use special machines for harvesting, but there are fruits and vegetables that should be harvested manually to avoid damaging the surface or parenchyma tissue of the harvested objects. In addition to maintaining the quality of biological materials, work comfort, and ergonomic conditions for pickers should be ensured because inadequate working conditions do not encourage employees to undertake manual work in horticulture. Therefore, there have been shortages of workers on Polish plantations in the past year. Based on manual tomato harvesting, the authors conducted a matched qualitative research study on biological materials and work ergonomics. For this purpose, the Grip System was used to investigate tomato quality by assessing the impact of picking hand pressure (in three different picker’s body positions) on the harvested objects. Simultaneously, for the picker’s ergonomic analysis, a non-invasive surface electromyography method was used to precisely measure changes in muscle motor unit action in the picker’s wrist and lumbar spine while in three characteristic picker’s positions. The tests found that the poorest body position was when the body was deeply inclined and simultaneously twisted. No significant effect was shown of the body position of the tomato picker on the deterioration of the picked fruit quality. However, body positions significantly affect the level of physical load and work comfort.

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Tomato Fruit Quality as Affected by Ergonomic Conditions While Manually Harvested

Kuta,

Komarnicki,

Łakoma

et al. 2023

Agriculture

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The influence of manual harvesting on the quality of picked apples and the Picker’s muscle load

Kuta¹,

Stopa

et al. 2020

Computers and Electronics in Agriculture

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Ergonomi̇k Ri̇sk Faktörleri̇ni̇n Siniflandirilmasi: Bi̇r Li̇teratür Taramasi

2020

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Ergonomik risk Fiziksel ergonomi Bilişsel ergonomi İş sağlığı ve güvenliği İş sağlığı ve güvenliğinde ergonomik riskler önemli bir yer tutmaktadır. Ergonomik riskler inşaat, maden, tarım, imalat, tekstil, sağlık, işletme ve hizmet sektörlerinde yoğun olarak görülmektedir. İşyerinde ergonomik riskler dikkate alındığında; çalışanların motivasyonu ile üretim, zaman, kalite ve verimlilik açısından işyerine katkı sağlayacaktır. Ayrıca iş sağlığı ve güvenliği sorunları ile meslek hastalıklarının sayısında da azalma görülecektir. Bu bağlamda, bu çalışmada ergonomik riskler ve sınıflandırılması konusunda bir literatür araştırması yapılmıştır. EBSCO veri tabanına göre 2004-2020 yılları arasında 59 tane ulusal ve uluslararası makale incelenmiştir. Tüm çalışmalar ergonomik riskler ve sektörlere göre sınıflandırılmıştır. Ergonomik riskler; fiziksel, bilişsel, örgütsel, çevresel, kişisel ve psikososyal faktörler olmak üzere altı ana sınıf ve 55 alt sınıfa ayrılmıştır. Ayrıca çalışmada sektörlere göre karşılaşılan risk faktörleri belirlenmiştir.

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Assessments of Ergonomic Risks in Banana Cultivation and Production

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Tomato Fruit Quality as Affected by Ergonomic Conditions While Manually Harvested

Tomato Fruit Quality as Affected by Ergonomic Conditions While Manually Harvested

The influence of manual harvesting on the quality of picked apples and the Picker’s muscle load

Ergonomi̇k Ri̇sk Faktörleri̇ni̇n Siniflandirilmasi: Bi̇r Li̇teratür Taramasi

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