Ergonomics-related risk identification and pain analysis for farmers involved in rice field preparation | Zendy

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Ergonomics-related risk identification and pain analysis for farmers involved in rice field preparation

Author(s) -

Manida Swangnetr,

David Kaber,

Rungthip Puntumetakul,

Michael T. Gross

Publication year - 2014

Publication title -

work

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.5

H-Index - 50

eISSN - 1875-9270

pISSN - 1051-9815

DOI - 10.3233/wor-131768

Subject(s) - shoulders , psychological intervention , human factors and ergonomics , demographics , environmental health , back pain , identification (biology) , risk assessment , risk perception , physical therapy , medicine , perception , psychology , poison control , nursing , alternative medicine , surgery , demography , computer science , computer security , botany , pathology , neuroscience , sociology , biology

A previous ergonomic screening of rice field preparation revealed farmer exposure to high risks of musculoskeletal disorders at the shoulders, hands, wrists and back. The screening method was not applied to muddy soil farming in which analysts could not observe farmer legs and feet. This study analyzed farmer pain in all stages of field preparation.

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