Characterizing Exposures to Physical Risk Factors among Reforestation Hand Planters
2015
Completed Pilot Project
Project Title: Characterizing Exposures to Physical Risk Factors Among Reforestation Hand Planters
PI: Mark Schall, PhD, Industrial and Systems Engineering, Auburn University
Relevance: This project evaluated various work tasks involved in reforestation. Hours of video were studied and used to improve the tools used and work-rest regiment of reforestation workers. These workers often plant thousands of trees using poorly designed tools over long shifts.