1Ph.D. Research scholar, Department of Resource Management and Consumer Sciences, College of Community and Applied Sciences, MPUAT, Udaipur, Rajasthan.
2Ex-Director, Resident Instructions, MPUAT, Udaipur&Retd. Professor RMCS
3Assistant Professor-cum-Junior Scientist, Department of Extension Education, Bhola Paswan Sastri Agricultural College, Purnea, Bihar
4Ph.D. Research scholar, Department of Resource Management and Consumer Sciences, College of Community Science, AAU, Jorhat, Assam.
Online published on 21 November, 2022.
The present study was planned to assess physiological cost of work, musculoskeletal problem and perceived exertion faced by male and female workers in performance of makhana processing. 20 male and 20 female workers adopted through snowball sampling from Manigachhi block, Darbhanga district of Bihar state. The results of the study indicated that the different activities of both male (90%) and female (100%) in storage of seeds perceived “Very heavy” activity. It was observed that average TCCW of both male and female workers was found to be highest while performing storage of seeds of (3720 beats)) and female (3820 beats). Likewise the average PCW of both male (62.66 beats/min) and female (63.66 beats/min) workers was more during storage of seeds activity. The majority of the respondents both male (80%) and female (85%) were found suffered from “Very Severe” knee pain due to tempering and roasting activities.
Drudgery, Ergonomic, Exertion, Musculoskeletal problem
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