Journal of Community Mobilization and Sustainable Development
  • Year: 2013
  • Volume: 8
  • Issue: 2

Ergonomic Assessment of Farm Women Performing Weeding and Winnowing Operations

  • Author:
  • Deepali Chauhan
  • Total Page Count: 4
  • Page Number: 262 to 265

Department of F.R.M., College of Home Science, C.S.A.U.A.&T., Kanpur, U.P.

Online published on 19 March, 2014.

Abstract

In present study impact of work related risk factors of weeding and winnowing operations on anatomical body structure of female was assessed in term of muscular and postural stress. Muscular and postural stress were observed higher in weeding operation as compared to winnowing operation. It may be due to squatting poster adopted by females during weeding operation.

Keywords

Muscular stress, Postural stress, Squatting posture, Standing posture