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...
Main Author: | Phairah, Kudakwashe C. |
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Other Authors: | Brink, M.P. |
Language: | en |
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University of Pretoria
2015
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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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