Interactions of personal and occupational risk factors on hand grip strength of winter pruners

ÇAKMAK B., ERGÜL E.

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF INDUSTRIAL ERGONOMICS, cilt.67, ss.192-200, 2018 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 67
  • Basım Tarihi: 2018
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1016/j.ergon.2018.05.002
  • Dergi Adı: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF INDUSTRIAL ERGONOMICS
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.192-200
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Pruning, Sultanas' vineyard, Pruning shears, Anthropometric data, Ergonomics
  • Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Background: Winter pruning is an important procedure to sustain the yield and quality of vineyards. Pruning shears are commonly used in this stage. Handling pruning shears may cause work-related musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs). Physical load on pruners at varying intensities and repetitive movements increase the risk of muscle strength and hand-wrist disorders. Grip strength (GS) is well accepted measure of muscle strength. The ambient temperature also affects pruners during winter pruning.