Repetitive Movements in Melon Cultivation Workers under Greenhouses
Musculoskeletal disorders cause serious problems that affect workers in many sectors. The objective of this study is the ergonomic analysis of melon cultivation farmers in Almeria-type greenhouses. For this, the rapid upper limb assessment (RULA) method has been applied after carrying out a detailed...
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| author | Gómez Galán, Marta Callejón Ferre, Ángel Jesús Pérez Alonso, José Díaz Pérez, Manuel Golasi, Iacopo |
| author_facet | Gómez Galán, Marta Callejón Ferre, Ángel Jesús Pérez Alonso, José Díaz Pérez, Manuel Golasi, Iacopo |
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| description | Musculoskeletal disorders cause serious problems that affect workers in many sectors. The objective of this study is the ergonomic analysis of melon cultivation farmers in Almeria-type greenhouses. For this, the rapid upper limb assessment (RULA) method has been applied after carrying out a detailed process of observing the farmers’ tasks. The study shows that 65% of the postures have a very-high-risk level, 26% high, 9% average, and no posture is found with a low risk. They also show that in 69.57% of the postures, the upper limbs are less affected than the others such as the neck, trunk, and lower limbs. Measures are proposed to improve the working conditions for workers. |
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| spelling | oai:repositorio.ual.es:10835-74492023-11-15T14:51:53Z Repetitive Movements in Melon Cultivation Workers under Greenhouses Gómez Galán, Marta Callejón Ferre, Ángel Jesús Pérez Alonso, José Díaz Pérez, Manuel Golasi, Iacopo musculoskeletal disorders greenhouse RULA biomechanics ergonomics Musculoskeletal disorders cause serious problems that affect workers in many sectors. The objective of this study is the ergonomic analysis of melon cultivation farmers in Almeria-type greenhouses. For this, the rapid upper limb assessment (RULA) method has been applied after carrying out a detailed process of observing the farmers’ tasks. The study shows that 65% of the postures have a very-high-risk level, 26% high, 9% average, and no posture is found with a low risk. They also show that in 69.57% of the postures, the upper limbs are less affected than the others such as the neck, trunk, and lower limbs. Measures are proposed to improve the working conditions for workers. 2020-01-16T13:14:49Z 2020-01-16T13:14:49Z 2019-11-01 info:eu-repo/semantics/article 2077-0472 http://hdl.handle.net/10835/7449 en https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0472/9/11/236 Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 Internacional http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess MDPI |
| spellingShingle | musculoskeletal disorders greenhouse RULA biomechanics ergonomics Gómez Galán, Marta Callejón Ferre, Ángel Jesús Pérez Alonso, José Díaz Pérez, Manuel Golasi, Iacopo Repetitive Movements in Melon Cultivation Workers under Greenhouses |
| title | Repetitive Movements in Melon Cultivation Workers under Greenhouses |
| title_full | Repetitive Movements in Melon Cultivation Workers under Greenhouses |
| title_fullStr | Repetitive Movements in Melon Cultivation Workers under Greenhouses |
| title_full_unstemmed | Repetitive Movements in Melon Cultivation Workers under Greenhouses |
| title_short | Repetitive Movements in Melon Cultivation Workers under Greenhouses |
| title_sort | repetitive movements in melon cultivation workers under greenhouses |
| topic | musculoskeletal disorders greenhouse RULA biomechanics ergonomics |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/10835/7449 |
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