Operator work-related musculoskeletal discomfort during forwarding operations in South Africa : an ergonomic assessment

Operator work-related musculoskeletal discomfort during forwarding operations in South Africa : an ergonomic assessment

Forest machine operators are still experiencing work-related musculoskeletal disorders (WMSDs) despite extensive mechanisation and modernisation of harvesting systems. However, paucity of local ergonomics research and technology transfer problems threatens the sustainability of mechanised systems...

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Main Author: Phairah, Kudakwashe C.
Other Authors: Brink, M.P.
Language:en
Published: University of Pretoria 2015
Subjects:
UCTD
Musculoskeletal disorders
Mechanised harvesting
Ergonomics
South Africa
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2263/46059
Phairah, KC 2014, Operator work-related musculoskeletal discomfort during forwarding operations in South Africa : an ergonomic assessment, MSc Dissertation, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, viewed yymmdd <http://hdl.handle.net/2263/46059>

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http://hdl.handle.net/2263/46059
Phairah, KC 2014, Operator work-related musculoskeletal discomfort during forwarding operations in South Africa : an ergonomic assessment, MSc Dissertation, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, viewed yymmdd <http://hdl.handle.net/2263/46059>

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