Publication detail

Analysis of the Heart Rate of Operators of Forwarding Machines during Work Activities

SLÁMA, D. MERGL, V. ABRAMUSZKINOVÁ PAVLÍKOVÁ, E.

Original Title

Analysis of the Heart Rate of Operators of Forwarding Machines during Work Activities

Type

journal article in Web of Science

Language

English

Original Abstract

The aim of this work was to determine the dependence of the heart rate of operators of forwarding machines on the activities performed during the working day within the framework of timber forwarding and to compare individual activities in terms of the level of physical workload. For this purpose, the work shift of operators carrying out timber forwarding was divided into individual activities: driving, maintenance, forwarding, and break. During these work activities, the heart rate of each operator was taken for subsequent evaluation. A portable device, a Garmin smartwatch, was used to measure their heart rate. The results show that the highest pulse rates of the operators occurred during the maintenance of the entrusted machine, while the highest pulse fluctuations were recorded during forwarding. During this activity, the highest heart rate of the entire measurement process was recorded (132.0000 bpm), but also the lowest (42.0000 bpm). Furthermore, it was proven that both the operator and the activity he performs affect the pulse rate. The activities themselves did not differ from each other in only one of the six cases of comparison, specifically, between driving and forwarding.

Keywords

operator; forwarder; tractor with a timber trailer; ergonomics; heart rate; physical load

Authors

SLÁMA, D.; MERGL, V.; ABRAMUSZKINOVÁ PAVLÍKOVÁ, E.

Released

30. 6. 2023

Publisher

MDPI

Location

Basel

ISBN

1999-4907

Periodical

Forests

Year of study

14

Number

7

State

Swiss Confederation

Pages count

13

URL

https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4907/14/7/1348

Full text in the Digital Library

http://hdl.handle.net/11012/244954

BibTex

@article{BUT184257,
  author="David {Sláma} and Václav {Mergl} and Eva {Abramuszkinová Pavlíková}",
  title="Analysis of the Heart Rate of Operators of Forwarding Machines during Work Activities",
  journal="Forests",
  year="2023",
  volume="14",
  number="7",
  pages="13",
  doi="10.3390/f14071348",
  issn="1999-4907",
  url="https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4907/14/7/1348"
}