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Summary:
- Backaches and pain in the shoulders, arms, and hands are the most common
symptoms that farm workers report.
- These injuries can be disabling, which
can affect the worker’s
earnings and the grower’s profits.
- There are cost effective ways
to prevent or reduce these symptoms.
- The “tip sheets” in
this booklet show how to make or order inexpensive new tools or to
modify existing ones to reduce the risk of pain.
- Solutions discovered for one
type of crop can be modified for use with other kinds of crops.
- Worker
management ergonomics teams can be formed to discover your own simple
solutions.
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Oh, My Aching Back!
What is Ergonomics?
Ergonomic Rules of Thumb
Tip Sheets
- Lifting Tool for Carrying Plant Containers
- Weeding Stand for Plant
Nurseries
- Smaller Picking Tub
- Specialized Harvest Cart for Greens
- Participatory Ergonomics Team
- New Rakes for Harvesting Berries
- Power Cutter for Woody Plants
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- Metered Liquid Applicator
- A Rolling Dibble Marker
for Easy Transplant Spacing
- Scraper Handle
- Simple Solutions Are Cost-Effective
- Mesh Bags: Easy Batch Processing
- Standard Containers
- Narrow Pallet System
- Packing Shed Layout
Written Materials for Farm Workers
Company Safety Director Testifies: ‘Ergonomics
Works!’
Resources: Videos, Pamphlets, Consultation Services
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