Ergonomics in apiculture: A case study based on inspecting movable frame hives for healthy bee activities.

ABSTRACT: The agricultural sector suffers from high risk of injury and damage to human health. There is considerable research not only identifying these risks but also finding ways to mitigate them. Beekeeping or apiculture, recognised as part of this sector, has many risk factors such as heavy lifting, high degree of manual materials handling, twisting, and awkward positioning common to all agriculture areas. It also has some unique risks such as those resulting from bee stings and smokers. However, there is much less attention focused on the health and safety of apiculture to the human beekeepers, and much more attention focused on bee health and safety. An ergonomics case study on beekeeping inspection tasks involving three independent, local beekeepers showed that many tasks involve awkward posi

SUBMITTER: Fels DI 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6617107 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature