Determining work load and demand of forest operations under mountainous conditions.
Abstract
The goal of this work is to determine work load and demands of forest operations in mountainous conditions. The partially mechanised work systems of stem and cut-to-length extraction on the sloped areas will be investigated. The felling, delimbing and cross-cutting will be carried out with the chainsaw, the timber extracted using a cable yarder. The work load parameters noise, carbon-monoxide and temperature, as well as the physical demands through heart-rate monitoring will be determined during the chainsaw work. A special chainsaw fuel will be tested to investigate both its mechanical suitability and the possible reduction in carbon-monoxide outputs. Two variations during the cable timber extraction will be tested with regard to the ergonomics, one with and one without lateral hauling. Finally, the possibility of job-rotation between the machine operator and the choker-setter will be investigated on site.
keywords stress strain ergonomics harvesting
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Project staff
Anton Trzesniowski
Em.O.Univ.Prof. Dipl.-Ing. Dr. Anton Trzesniowski
Project Leader
27.10.1995 - 28.02.1997
Karl Stampfer
Univ.Prof. Dipl.-Ing. Dr.nat.techn. Karl Stampfer
karl.stampfer@boku.ac.at
Tel: +43 1 47654-91001, 91501, 91511
Project Staff
27.10.1995 - 28.02.1997
BOKU partners
External partners
Oesterreichische Bundesforste AG
none
partner
Arbeitsmedizinisches Zentrum
none
partner
Mayr-Melnhof
none
partner