Ergonomics study of tea-leaf plucking operations: Criteria for selection and categorisation

Sen, R. N.; Ganguli, A. K.; Ray, Gauranga; De, Arpita; Chakrabarti, Dilip K.

doi:10.1016/0003-6870(81)90172-1

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“…2, 3). In both the sectors the activities involve numerous combinations of arm and finger movements and their use varies with the skill, experience and degree of fatigue of the workers [1,4,9]. To increase the productivity it was essential to look into the need for any work tool development.…”

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“…Calcutta University, Department of Physiology, carried out a number of academic projects as master theses in Eastern India and conducted first ergonomic study in Assam Tea garden in 1979 [9]. Local institutions in northeast India, e.g., Home Science College, Assam Agricultural University, ICAR unit and NERIST carried out some academic interest studies mostly in the field of agriculture and tea cultivation from time to time.…”

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Ergonomic design intervention strategy for work tools development for women agro based workers in Northeast India

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Bhattachheriya

2012

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Strategy for finding the appropriate strategy for work tool development has become a crucial issue in occupational wellness of varied nature of women workforce of Northeast India. This paper deals with ergonomics intervention through sustainable work tool design development process. Workers who frequently shift to different activities quite often in unorganised small-scale fruit processing units where productivity is directly related to the harvesting season require different work tools relevant to specific tasks and mostly workers themselves manage work tools of their own with available local resources. Whereas in contrast the tea-leaf pluckers are engaged in a single task throughout the year, and the work schedule and work equipment is decided and supplied to them based on the corporate decision where the workers do not have any individual control. Observations confirm the need for organising participatory workshops specific to trade based occupational well-being and different work tools for different tasks in mostly private owned unorganised sector. Implementation of single variety work tool development that supports a crucial component in tea-leaf plucking for which they are engaged in full time employment; and through a corporate decision a single design with its number of users makes a good effect.

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Ergonomic design intervention strategy for work tools development for women agro based workers in Northeast India

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Bhattachheriya

2012

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Tea-leaf plucking—workloads and environmental studies

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Heart rates and energy costs of female tea-leaf pluckers in India were studied while at rest, during walking (with and without basket loads) and during plucking. Walking with loaded baskets was the most strenuous job. The 'fast' category of pluckers had higher, cardiac and gross energy costs than the 'slow' category. When the energy costs were linked to productivity, the 'fast' pluckers had lower costs per unit of productivity. The thermal load was found to be high, and the effectiveness of protective equipment such as indigenous hats has been discussed.

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The Ergonomics Society The Society's Lecture 1983 The Churchill College, Cambridge, England, on 24 March

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Ergonomics study of tea-leaf plucking operations: Criteria for selection and categorisation

Cited by 6 publications

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Ergonomic design intervention strategy for work tools development for women agro based workers in Northeast India

Ergonomic design intervention strategy for work tools development for women agro based workers in Northeast India

Tea-leaf plucking—workloads and environmental studies

The Ergonomics Society The Society's Lecture 1983 The Churchill College, Cambridge, England, on 24 March

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