The additional physical strain caused by safety equipment in logging work
The safety clothing, rubber safety boots, belt with lifting hooks and personal protectors can weight about 3 kg more than the normal work clothing including rubber boots. In order to evaluate the increase off the physical strain in logging work due to them, laboratory tests performed on t...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Finnish Society of Forest Science
1978-01-01
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| Series: | Silva Fennica |
| Online Access: | https://www.silvafennica.fi/article/4999 |
| Summary: | The safety clothing, rubber safety boots, belt with lifting hooks and personal protectors can weight about 3 kg more than the normal work clothing including rubber boots. In order to evaluate the increase off the physical strain in logging work due to them, laboratory tests performed on tread mill were made. The physical strain increased 3â11% as estimated from heart rate and 4â8% as estimated from oxygen consumption measurements. The PDF includes a summary in English. |
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| ISSN: | 2242-4075 |