Ergonomic checkpoints in agriculture
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This manual presents practical solutions for improvements in agricultural work and rural life from an ergonomics point of view. The checkpoints it lists are intended to be used as a means to improve existing working and living conditions, for better safety, health and efficiency in agricultural and rural settings.
The checkpoints in this manual focus on ergonomically designed tools, on materials-handling techniques and on arrangements of workstations, the physical environment, welfare facilities, teamwork methods and community cooperation. The validity of these practical solutions has been confirmed through ILO activities in many developing countries in Africa, Asia, Central Asia and Latin America. It is encouraging that the use of action-oriented tools such as checklists referring to readily applicable ergonomic checkpoints can lead to concrete improvements.
The design and layout of this practical manual are based on experience gained in the production of Ergonomic checkpoints, previously published by the ILO, and on the expertise of the contributing experts and collaborators. The manual covers the most fundamental ergonomic principles in agriculture and rural settings, which can easily be adapted to different situations. The 100 checkpoints here are examples of practical ergonomic interventions that can be achieved at low or no cost in agricultural and rural settings and are particularly applicable in developing countries. Practical examples are provided in the illustrations attached to each checkpoint.
The publication of this manual is intended to make these effective, locally achieved improvements known globally, so that others can learn from them. It is expected that they will be used as training tools, or as practical solutions to address common problems in the agricultural workplaces and rural settings of today’s world. The concrete and practical guidance on easy-to implement ergonomic improvements presented here will help people to adopt good work practices in agricultural and rural settings in a systematic manner. Participatory approaches directly involving farmers are the key for application of the ergonomic solutions in this manual.
The manual was prepared by the ILO in collaboration with the International Ergonomics Association (IAE).
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