ArticleInternational journal of environmental research and public health2019
Risk Assessment for Musculoskeletal Disorders in Forestry: A Comparison between RULA and REBA in the Manual Feeding of a Wood-Chipper.
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- Automatic Ergonomic Risk Assessment Using a Variational Deep Network Architecture.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
- A Decision Tree Model for Analysis and Judgment of Lower Limb Movement Comfort Level.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Automatic real-time occupational posture evaluation and select corresponding ergonomic assessments.Scientific reports · 2022Article
- Systematic Comparison of OWAS, RULA, and REBA Based on a Literature Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Review
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- Musculoskeletal Risks: RULA Bibliometric Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Review
- An Overview of REBA Method Applications in the World.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Review
- Tailoring Safety Training Material to Migrant Farmworkers: An Ergonomic User-Centred Approach.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Article
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Abstract
The analysis of the postural attitude of workers during the interaction with workstation's elements and working environment is essential in the evaluation and prevention of biomechanical overload risk in workplaces. RULA (Rapid Upper Limb Assessment) and REBA (Rapid Entire Body Assessment) are the two easiest methods for postural risk assessment in the workplace. Few studies investigated postural risk in forestry sector with regard to human⁻machine interaction, in particular manually fed wood-chippers. The aim of this study was to evaluate the postures assumed by an operator during the manual feeding of a wood-chipper, and to compare RULA and REBA, in order to identify the more effective and appropriate method for the assessment of the risk of biomechanical postural overload. The results pointed out several postural issues of the upper limbs, and showed that RULA is a more precautionary method to protect operator's health during the targeted tasks. Implications to improve the human⁻wood-chipper interaction are discussed.
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