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Physical workload while working with hedging bill and battery cutter in tending of pedunculate oak

The main tool used in forest tending work is a hedging bill, a hand tool consisting of a hold and a blade sharpened on both sides. Working with the hedging bill is physically very tiring and takes place under difficult working conditions (high temperature, dense vegetation, insects). For purpose of humanizing the forest tending work, a tool that has not been yet used in Croatian forestry - the battery cutter, in this case, Stihl ASA 85 - has been tested. In this paper, a comparison of hedging bill and battery cutter was made from an ergonomic aspect. An average and maximum heart rate of a worker when working with the two mentioned tools was taken as a relevant comparison factor. Measuring the heart rate during effective work time the physical workload of the worker was determined. Garmin Fenix 3HR has been used to measure heart rate in the conducted research. The results obtained show less physical workload of workers when working with battery cutter.

physical workload, hedging bill, battery cutter, forest tending, Croatia

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