Open AccessAssessment of Hanging Type Grain Cleaner Drudgery Reducing Tool by Farm Women
Author(s) -
S. P. Tripathi,
G. S. Chündawat,
Shashi Gour,
S.P.S. Somvanshi,
Kuldeep Singh
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
indian journal of extension education
Language(s) - English
DOI - 10.48165/ijee.2022.58143
Subject(s) - workload , energy expenditure , agricultural science , vacuum cleaner , operations management , agricultural engineering , work (physics) , working hours , zoology , mathematics , toxicology , environmental science , agricultural economics , economics , engineering , medicine , biology , labour economics , mechanical engineering , management , suction , endocrinology
The study was undertaken to assess ergonomically efficiency of hanging type wheat graincleaner, carried out in adopted villages under On Farm Testing (OFT) and Front LineDemonstration (FLD) program conducted by KVK, Mandsaur (M.P.). Total Fifteen farmwomen were selected to assess the physiological workload to compare the impact ofimproved technology over conventional practice for hanging type grain cleaner. Physiologicalparameters i.e. HR, energy expenditure, cardiac cost reduction and physiological costreduction etc., were measured during operations. The results revealed that hanging typegrain cleaner has proved proficient on time and output parameters. The average cardiaccost of work was decreased by 82.29 per cent while using hanging type grain cleaner forwheat. Drudgery reduction was found 83.96 per cent and it saved time by 89.10 per centwhen compared to traditional practice. The physiological cost of work and energyexpenditure in terms of heart rate were observed to be lower while performing activitieswith hanging type grain cleaner as compared to the traditional practice.