Work Physiology Assessment of Women Farm Workers in Inter-culture Operation

Authors

  • Vishnu Ji Awasthi Research Scholar, Department of Farm Machinery and Power Engineering, College of Technology, Govind Ballabh Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Pantnagar, Uttarakhand- 263145 Author
  • Tarun K. Maheshwari Associate Professor, Baba Saheb Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar College of Agricultural Engineering and Technology, Chandra Shekhar Azad University of Agriculture and Technology, Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, India Author
  • Amit Kumar Research Scholar, Faculty of Agricultural Engineering, Kerala Agricultural University, Vellanikkara, Thrissur, Kerala- 680656 Author
  • Abhishek Mishra Research Scholar, Department of Farm Machinery and Power Engineering, College of Technology, Govind Ballabh Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Pantnagar, Uttarakhand- 263145 Author
  • Rajat Arya Research Scholar, Department of Farm Machinery and Power Engineering, College of Technology, Govind Ballabh Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Pantnagar, Uttarakhand- 263145 Author
  • Mirtunjay Pandey Research Scholar, Department of Farm Machinery and Power Engineering, College of Technology, Bidhan Chandra Krishi Vishwavidyala, Mohanpur, West Bengal-741252 Author

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.52151/

Keywords:

Ergonomics, physiological variations, BMI, EER, OCR and BPDS

Abstract

e rural female workers of dierent age groups were selected to carry intercultural operation for wheat crop using 3-tyne manual cultivator. e anthropometric dimensions of the selected respondents were measured followed by the assessment of physiological responses prior to and post operation. e study revealed that the average resting and working heart rate of the respondents were 79.5 and 107.6 (bpm); BMI, VO2max and AWL were determined as 20.55 kg/m2, 1.58ml/Kg.min, and 0.58ml/Kg.min. e initial and working average EER (KJ/min) was determined as 5.26 and 7.10; while, the OCR (L/min) was 0.29 and 0.45 respectively. e overall body part discomfort score was 29.50. e study concluded that the physiological variations in the respondents increases with their age and signicantly aects the performance of the working operators.

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Published

2025-05-17

Issue

Vol. 46 No. 3 (2022): Automation and Artificial Intelligence

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