Workload composition of the organic horticulture.

This project aimed the characterization of the physical workload of the organic horticulture by determining the frequency of exposure of operators to some activity categories. To do this, an adaptation of the PATH method (Posture, Activities, Tools and Handling) was done to be used in the context of...

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Publicado en:Work Vol. 41; pp. 5355 - 5361
Autores principales: Soares, Marcelo M., Jacobs, Karen, Abrahão, R.F., Ribeiro, I.A.V., Tereso, M.J.A.
Formato: equations & formulas research tables/charts Journal Article
Publicado: Sage Publications Inc. 2012 Supplement
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          Soares, Marcelo M.
          Jacobs, Karen
          Abrahão, R.F.
          Ribeiro, I.A.V.
          Tereso, M.J.A.
        affil: Faculty of Agriculture Engineering, Campinas State University, 501 Candido Rondon Ave, 13083-875, Campinas, SP, Brazil
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          Horticulture
          Workload
          Task Performance and Analysis
          Work Sampling
          Human
          Heart Rate
          Exertion
          Scales
          Posture
          Pain Measurement
          Adult
          Adolescence
          Aged
          Clinical Assessment Tools
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      ab: This project aimed the characterization of the physical workload of the organic horticulture by determining the frequency of exposure of operators to some activity categories. To do this, an adaptation of the PATH method (Posture, Activities, Tools and Handling) was done to be used in the context of agriculture work. The approach included an evaluation of physical effort demanded to perform the tasks in the work systems from an systematic sampling of work situations from a synchronized monitoring of the heart rate; a characterization of posture repertoire adopted by workers by adapting the OWAS method; an identification of pain body areas using the Corlett diagram; and a subjective evaluation of perceived effort using the RPE Borg scale. The results of the individual assessments were cross correlated and explained from an observation of the work activity. Postural demands were more significant than cardiovascular demands for the studied tasks, and correlated positively with the expressions of bodily discomfort. It is expected that, besides the knowledge obtained of the physical effort demanded by organic horticulture, this project will be useful for the development of new technologies directed to minimize the difficulties of the human work and to raise the work productivity.
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