Ergonomic Evaluation for Dung Collection and Transportation by Rural Women
Asian Resonance (P: ISSN No. 0976-8602 RNI No. UPENG/2012/42622 VOL.-III, ISSUE-III, JULY-2014 E: ISSN No. 2349-9443 ) Abstract Sudesh Gandhi Dept of Family Resource Management, College of Home Science, CCS Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar Mamta Dilbaghi Dept of Family Resource Management, College of Home Science, CCS Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar Manju Mehta Dept of Family Resource Management, College of Home Science, CCS Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar In Haryana, a rural woman starts her day even before sun rises with cleaning of cattle-shed i.e. collecting and fetching of cattle dung. During the activity she adopts unnatural body postures that put undue stress on her body. Hence, the present study aimed at ergonomic evaluation of dung collection and fetching activity. Thirty rural women having average health status were selected from two villages of Hisar district of Haryana state. Rural households possessed 3-5 animals follow...