An Ergonomic Study on Posture-Related Discomfort Among Preadolescent Agricultural Workers of West Bengal, India

• Autorzy: Gangopadhyay S. , Das B. , Das T. , Ghoshal G.
• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

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.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

preadolescence; agricultural worker; posture; discomfort

PL

rolnictwo; ergonomia; młodociani; pozycja przy pracy; warunki pracy; choroby narządów ruchu; czynniki ryzyka

• Wydawca: Taylor & Francis
• Czasopismo: International Journal of Occupational Safety and Ergonomics
• Rocznik: 2005
• Tom: Vol. 11, No. 3
• Strony: 315--322
• Opis fizyczny: Bibliogr. 5 poz., tab.

Twórcy

autor

Gangopadhyay S.

• University College of Science & Technology, University of Calcutta, Calcutta, India

autor

Das B.

• University College of Science & Technology, University of Calcutta, Calcutta, India

autor

Das T.

• University College of Science & Technology, University of Calcutta, Calcutta, India

autor

Ghoshal G.

• University College of Science & Technology, University of Calcutta, Calcutta, India

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