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Work ergonomic assessment on the activities developed with brush cutter mower

This research work was aimed at evaluating the operation with a brush cutter mower, because they are more and more used in rural and urban environment. Besides, it tried to demonstrate - through the field operational analysis - that many of the operation procedures are non-conforming to operational human health and safety regulation norms. This work alerts workers and employers on the work hazards and/or occupational diseases, suggesting more appropriate ways to execute these tasks.

agricultural engineering; agricultural machines; ergonomics


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