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P K Nag¹, P Dutt

¹Occupational Physiology Division, National Institute of Occupational Health, Ahmedabad 380 016, India.

Applied Ergonomics

|June 1, 1980

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Agricultural work impacts cardio-respiratory performance. Seeders and pedal threshing increase physiological demands compared to manual methods, with pedal threshing being more efficient but involving greater static muscular activity.

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Area of Science:

Agricultural Engineering
Human Physiology
Ergonomics

Background:

Agricultural tasks like seedling transplanting and threshing are physically demanding.
Understanding the physiological strain of different farming methods is crucial for worker health and efficiency.

Purpose of the Study:

To compare the cardio-respiratory demands of manual agricultural operations with simple implements.
To evaluate the physiological and efficiency differences between manual threshing and pedal threshing.

Main Methods:

Measured pulmonary ventilation, oxygen uptake, and pulse rate in five subjects during transplanting and threshing tasks.
Compared manual seedling transplanting with IRRI and CRRI seeders.
Assessed manual threshing (by beating) against pedal threshing.

Main Results:

Seedling transplanting with IRRI and CRRI seeders significantly increased pulmonary ventilation and oxygen uptake compared to manual methods.
Pedal threshing showed higher pulmonary ventilation, oxygen uptake, and pulse rate than manual threshing by beating.
Pedal threshing was 50% more efficient but involved greater static muscular activity.

Conclusions:

Simple agricultural implements like seeders and pedal threshers increase physiological workload.
Pedal threshing offers efficiency gains over manual methods but requires careful consideration of static muscle load.
Optimizing agricultural tools can mitigate worker strain and enhance productivity.