Korean Journal of Rural Living Science (한국농촌생활과학회지)

The Korean Society of Community Living Science (한국지역사회생활과학회)
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Study on farm work environment and physical load in Korea - Focusing on health survey, living behavior, cumulative fatigue symptoms by crops -

한국의 농작업환경과 인체부담에 관한 연구(II) -작목별 건강조사도, 농작업자 생활행동조사도, 축적적 피로증후군을 중심으로 -

  • Choi, Jung-Hwa (Dept. of Clothing and Textiles, Seoul National University) ;
  • Jung, Sung-Tae (Dept. of Physical Education, Seoul National University) ;
  • Seol, Hyang (Dept. of Clothing and Textiles, Seoul National University)
  • 최정화 (서울대학교 생활과학대학 의류학과) ;
  • 정성태 (서울대학교 사범대학 체육교육학과) ;
  • 설향 (서울대학교 생활과학대학 의류학과)
  • Published : 1998.12.01
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Abstract

To obtain basic data for efficient health plan, we investigated the condition of farmers' health, living behavior, working environment, and cumulative fatigue symptoms by crops (greenhouse melon, rice and red pepper, stock farming, pear, grapes, dropwort, sweet potato, potato, radish. cabbage). The results are as follows; (1) The condition of farmers health : Among them, cabbage cultivators were in bad health concerning cardiovascular system, musculo-skeletal system, and skin condition. (2) Living behavior : $\circled1$ Radish cultivators were in best of their physical condition. $\circled2$ Rice and red pepper cultivators were taking a regular recess as compared with dropwort cultivators. $\circled3$ On concerning bathe, sleeping, and clothes, stock farmers were in relatively bad condition. (3) Working environment : cabbage, greenhouse melon, and dropwort cultivators had relatively Poor working environment. (4) Cumulative fatigue symptoms : $\circled1$ Dropwort cultivators were in the worst of their condition concerning loss of their energy, physical condition. decline of will to labor, sense of unease, and low spirits. $\circled2$ On concerning general fatigue, dropwort, sweet potato, and cabbage cultivator were in bad condition.

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