Background: Agriculture involves several harmful diseases. Among the non-fatal ones,
musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) are the most prevalent, as they have reached epidemic …

The transition of the European agri-food sector towards a sustainable production and
consumption model is a key element of the Green Deal. The new European “Farm to Fork” …

Musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) are common among agricultural workers, especially in
developing countries like India, irrespective of crops and the various operations, which …

Background In recent years, the interest in health and safety in the workplace has increased.
Agriculture is one of the human work activities with the highest risk indexes. Studies on risk …

In many activities, chainsaw users are exposed to the risk of injuries and several other
hazard factors that may cause health problems. In fact, environmental and working …

In the agro-industrial sector there are many activities whose urgent rhythms can cause a
considerable exposure to bio-mechanical risk factors. In the vegetable sorting sector the …

Earlier studies have demonstrated the strong relationships between manual assembly work
with a high repetition level and the presence of repetitive strain injuries (RSI) or repetitive …

This study focuses on the problem of ergonomic evaluation for work tasks with a full-body
postural approach. Although there has been much research in this area, including …

The thesis compares the features and performance of three of battery chainsaw models of
two Manufacturers against two equipped with internal combustion engine and all designed …

Today, the increased sensitivity of society about human life has led to an escalation in
prominence of the human dimension of occupational health and safety as well as its …