Evaluation of stress loading for logging truck drivers by monitoring changes in muscle tension during a work shift

Result code in IS VaVaI

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Result on the web

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.14214/sf.10709" target="_blank" >http://dx.doi.org/10.14214/sf.10709</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.14214/sf.10709" target="_blank" >10.14214/sf.10709</a>

Result language

angličtina

Original language name

Evaluation of stress loading for logging truck drivers by monitoring changes in muscle tension during a work shift

Original language description

Our research aimed to quantify and evaluate the stress loading of drivers by monitoring the loading of the radial extensor muscle at the wrist joint (musculus extensor carpi radialis) when they drove different types of timber trucks. We monitored changes in the electric potential of skeletal muscles with electromyographic measurements and measurements of changes of heart rate using the Biofeedback 2000 x-pert device. The drivers were observed throughout their work shifts during normal operation of logging trucks and logging trucks with trailers. As a reference, muscle load was measured when driving a passenger car. We evaluated the normality of the measured data and obtained descriptive statistics from the individual measurements. The differences in stress load associated with driving the different types of vehicles increased whilst driving on lower-class roads. Results showed a high stress load for drivers of loaded vehicles when driving on narrow roads. It was more challenging to control a loaded logging truck with a trailer than driving a logging truck, with the difference in muscular loading reaching 22.5%. Driving a logging truck with a trailer produced 46.5% more muscle loading compared to driving a loaded passenger car. For preventive health and safety reasons, it would be reasonable to alternate between drivers when operating various vehicles, thus minimizing the development of possible health issues.

Czech name

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Czech description

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Type

J_imp - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database

CEP classification

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OECD FORD branch

40102 - Forestry

Project

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Continuities

S - Specificky vyzkum na vysokych skolach

Publication year

2023

Confidentiality

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Name of the periodical

SILVA FENNICA

ISSN

0037-5330

e-ISSN

0037-5330

Volume of the periodical

57

Issue of the periodical within the volume

1

Country of publishing house

CZ - CZECH REPUBLIC

Number of pages

24

Pages from-to

1-24

UT code for WoS article

000984695500007

EID of the result in the Scopus database

2-s2.0-85153082604