Research
ErgoLab Research
is specialised in research of physical
load and vibrations. It is the aim of
every investigation to produce new and client-specific knowledge, in order to
reach more safe and healthy working conditions and working environment.
Research is organised as a project: from the start, the scope, design, approach and time-table are clear.
The outline given below contains examples of research performed. By using
your mouse, you can approach each of
the examples, which are linked to more detailed explanations and a reference to the
complete document. The latter, if public,
can also be approached via the heading 'publications'.
o Measurement of the daily exposure to whole-body vibration during internal transportation of steel containers using forklift trucks
(in Dutch)
o Exposure
to whole-body vibration and effectiveness of chair damping in high-power
agricultural tractors having different damping systems in practice
o
Exposure to vibrations when using brush cutters, hedge trimmers, leaf blowers,
and grass field mowers in the green area
o
Exposure to hand-arm vibrations by the use of petrol-engine chainsaws
o
Analysis of
vibrations and vibration damping in transport using forklift trucks
o
Analysis of
vibrations when applying agricultural tractors and the effect of several
contributing factors
o
Research into
innovations in glasshouse horticulture and comparison of the physical load in
tomato growing using the high wire system
o
Employment of younger
people in the agricultural sector: possibilities for safe and healthy work
o
Ergonomic evaluation
of pruning shears for fruit farming and arboriculture: investigation of physical
load, shocks, labour demand and pruning quality
o
The evaluation of
complex and varying load conditions and of the chance of sickness absence using
a measuring tool for labour quality (in Dutch)
o
Analysis of physical
and psychosocial workload, of sickness absence and disability, and of effects of
labour conditions improving measures for the agricultural sector (in Dutch)
o
Alternatives for
kneeled work on a plant cart (available
on demand)
o
Sitting or standing? Effects on the workload when using a sit-stand seat.
Source:
www.ergolabresearch.eu.