Wilhelmsson, Sofia and Andersson, Maria and Arvidsson, Inger and Dahlqvist, Camilla and Hemsworth, Paul H. and Yngvesson, Jenny and Hultgren, Jan
(2021).
Physical workload and psychosocial working conditions in Swedish pig transport drivers.
International Journal of Industrial Ergonomics. 83
, 103124
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Abstract
Working conditions of 20 Swedish pig transport drivers (PTD) were assessed by a questionnaire, a workshop, and recorded postures and movements during on-farm loading, driving, unloading at abattoir and vehicle cleaning. High arm positions and high frequencies of shoulder problems indicated an excessive physical load on shoulders. Extreme crouching postures inside vehicles and high frequencies of lower back problems indicated high load on the back of PTDs. Inadequate design of on-farm loading areas was associated with knee discomfort. Observed variation in workload between PTDs could be explained by differences in physical working environment and pig handling practices. PTDs reported high job satisfaction and commitment although conflicts with farmers and official veterinarians, as well as regulatory conflicts were emphasized. We conclude that issues of inadequate farm and abattoir facilities, stakeholder conflicts and insufficient training in animal handling need to be addressed to ensure sustainable PTD working conditions.
Authors/Creators: | Wilhelmsson, Sofia and Andersson, Maria and Arvidsson, Inger and Dahlqvist, Camilla and Hemsworth, Paul H. and Yngvesson, Jenny and Hultgren, Jan | ||||||
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Title: | Physical workload and psychosocial working conditions in Swedish pig transport drivers | ||||||
Series Name/Journal: | International Journal of Industrial Ergonomics | ||||||
Year of publishing : | 2021 | ||||||
Volume: | 83 | ||||||
Article number: | 103124 | ||||||
Number of Pages: | 9 | ||||||
Publisher: | ELSEVIER | ||||||
ISSN: | 0169-8141 | ||||||
Language: | English | ||||||
Publication Type: | Research article | ||||||
Article category: | Scientific peer reviewed | ||||||
Version: | Published version | ||||||
Copyright: | Creative Commons: Attribution 4.0 | ||||||
Full Text Status: | Public | ||||||
Subjects: | (A) Swedish standard research categories 2011 > 2 Engineering and Technology > 203 Mechanical Engineering > Production Engineering, Human Work Science and Egonomics | ||||||
Keywords: | Occupational exposure, Physical, Psychosocial, Velocity, Movement, Handling, Pigs, Preslaughter transport | ||||||
URN:NBN: | urn:nbn:se:slu:epsilon-p-112512 | ||||||
Permanent URL: | http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:slu:epsilon-p-112512 | ||||||
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ID Code: | 24746 | ||||||
Faculty: | VH - Faculty of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science | ||||||
Department: | (VH) > Dept. of Animal Environment and Health | ||||||
Deposited By: | SLUpub Connector | ||||||
Deposited On: | 29 Jun 2021 10:25 | ||||||
Metadata Last Modified: | 31 Jul 2021 02:20 |
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