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Development and evaluation of ergonomic interventions for bucket handling on farms
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Development
and
evaluation
of
ergonomic
interventions
for
bucket
handling
on
farms
.
Authors
Fathallah FA; Tang SCH; Waters TR
Source
Hum Factors 2016 Aug; 58(5):758-776
Link
https://doi.org/10.1177/0018720816631902
NIOSHTIC No.
20047832
Abstract
Objective: The aim
of
this study was to introduce
and
evaluate two
interventions
, Ergo
Bucket
Carrier (EBC)
and
Easy Lift (EL),
for
youths (
and
adults) to handle water/feed buckets
on
farms
. Background: The physical activities
of
both adult
and
youth farm workers contribute to the
development
of
low-back disorders (LBDs). Many
of
the activities youths perform
on
farms
are associated with increased LBD risk, particularly, the
handling
of
water and feed buckets. Method: Seventeen adult
and
youth participants (10 males
and
seven females) participated in this study. To assess the risk
of
LBDs, the participants were instrumented with a three-dimensional spinal electrogoniometer while lifting, carrying,
and
dumping water buckets using the traditional method
and
the two
interventions
. Results:
For
both the adult
and
youth groups, the results showed that the two
interventions
significantly decrease the magnitudes
of
LBD risk in many
of
the tasks evaluated. Overall, the use
of
the EBC resulted in a 41% reduction in the level
of
LBD risk
for
the carrying task
and
a reduction
of
69%
for
the dumping task. Using the EL,
on
the other hand, is especially effective
for
lifting tasks (55% reduction in LBD risk). Results
of
the subjective response were consistent with the objective evaluations. Conclusion: This study demonstrated the potential
for
ergonomic
interventions
in reducing LBD risk during the common farming task
of
bucket
handling
. Application: Potential application
of
this study includes the introduction
of
the EBC
and
EL in family
farms
to reduce the LBD risk among youth
and
adult farmers.
Keywords
Ergonomics; Musculoskeletal-system-disorders; Musculoskeletal-system; Back-injuries; Agriculture; Agricultural workers; Spinal-shock; Manual-materials-
handling
; Materials-
handling
; Materials-
handling
-equipment; Overloading; Equipment-design; Humans; Men; Women; Young workers; Families; Farmers; Human-factors-engineering; Materials transport; Lifting; Manual lifting; Low back disorders; Task performance; Intervention; Intervention effectiveness; Risk factors; Author Keywords: family farm; intervention; youth; low back disorders;
bucket
Contact
Fadi A. Fathallah, Biological
and
Agricultural Engineering, University
of
California, One Shields Ave, Davis, CA 95616, USA
CODEN
HUFAA6
Publication Date
20160801
Document Type
Journal Article
Email Address
fathallah@ucdavis.edu
Fiscal Year
2016
NTIS Accession No.
NTIS Price
Issue of Publication
5
ISSN
0018-7208
NIOSH Division
DART
Source Name
Human Factors
State
CA; CO; OH
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