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Ergonomic Evaluation of Mobile Work Platform Technology in Washington State Orchards

Ergonomic Evaluation of Mobile Work Platform Technology in Washington State Orchards. Kit Galvin, Peter Johnson, Patrik Renyll, Richard A. Fenske. 2011 National Symposium on Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing Health & Safety 29 June 2011 Boise, ID. Contributers. Cooperating orchards

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Ergonomic Evaluation of Mobile Work Platform Technology in Washington State Orchards

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  1. Ergonomic Evaluation of Mobile Work Platform Technology in Washington State Orchards Kit Galvin, Peter Johnson, Patrik Renyll, Richard A. Fenske 2011 National Symposium on Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing Health & Safety 29 June 2011 Boise, ID

  2. Contributers • Cooperating orchards • Agricultural workers • Research team Maria Tchong-French Maria Negrete Pablo Palmández Anna Fretheim

  3. Northwest Tree Fruit Industry • Activities require: • high level of manual labor • use of ladders • Labor is the greatest production cost

  4. Northwest Tree Fruit Industry • Technology Roadmap • decrease production costs • increase orchard productivity • Major changes in tree fruit production • orchard architecture • assistive technologies • Minimize the health and safety impact Photo of fruiting wall

  5. Goals • Evaluate ergonomic stressors • Tasks • pruning • green fruit thinning • Equipment • ladders • self-propelled mobile platforms • Recommendations for best practices

  6. Pruning

  7. Green Fruit Thinning

  8. Green Fruit Thinning

  9. Green Fruit Thinning

  10. Exertion Borg RPE Heart rate

  11. Example: pruner HR Heart Rate bpm Time

  12. Upper Body Borg Crt10 scale Inclinometer

  13. Next Steps • Complete data analysis • Validate Borg RPE and Borg CRT10 for hispanic men and women • Evaluate vacuum harvesting platform

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