Publication detail

Effect of the body mass index and length of work on the stress of individual body parts of chainsaw operators

STANĚK, L. MERGL, V.

Original Title

Effect of the body mass index and length of work on the stress of individual body parts of chainsaw operators

Type

journal article in Web of Science

Language

English

Original Abstract

The subject of this study is to point out the issue of various impacts of musculoskeletal disorders in chainsaw operators and their impact on human health. The first goal was to find out whether the body mass index is responsible for excessive stress to individual parts of the body of chainsaw operators at work. The second goal was to determine whether the excessive load to the individual body parts is affected by the time of working with the chainsaw. Questionnaires created for the fulfilment of the goals were distributed to professional forest loggers working in the Czech Republic, which were filled in by 161 of them. Questions in the first part of the questionnaire were formulated in such a way that answers to them would clearly identify information on the individual respondents. The second part of the questionnaire was focused on the assessment of the load upon 12 body parts of the operators (each part being split into the right and left sides). The results of the statistical analysis showed that neither the body mass index (BMI) nor the length of time working with the chainsaw affect the load on the individual parts of the body of the chainsaw operators.

Keywords

ergonomics; forestry; musculoskeletal disorders (MSD); tree felling; workload

Authors

STANĚK, L.; MERGL, V.

Released

23. 8. 2024

Publisher

CZECH ACADEMY AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES

Location

PRAGUE

ISBN

1212-4834

Periodical

J. of Forest Science

Year of study

70

Number

8

State

Czech Republic

Pages from

436

Pages to

445

Pages count

10

URL

https://jfs.agriculturejournals.cz/artkey/jfs-202408-0004_effect-of-the-body-mass-index-and-length-of-work-on-the-stress-of-individual-body-parts-of-chainsaw-operators.php

BibTex

@article{BUT189492,
  author="STANĚK, L. and MERGL, V.",
  title="Effect of the body mass index and length of work on the stress of individual body parts of chainsaw operators",
  journal="J. of Forest Science",
  year="2024",
  volume="70",
  number="8",
  pages="436--445",
  doi="10.17221/26/2024-JFS",
  issn="1212-4834",
  url="https://jfs.agriculturejournals.cz/artkey/jfs-202408-0004_effect-of-the-body-mass-index-and-length-of-work-on-the-stress-of-individual-body-parts-of-chainsaw-operators.php"
}