Table 6.
The RULA score for different activity in farmers working in vegetable greenhouse
Activity | Number | RULA score | ||
A Scores | B Scores | grand Scores | ||
planting seedling | 19 | 4.9±0.7 | 5.4±0.5 | 5.9±0.6 |
pruning stems and leaves | 66 | 5.5±1.1 | 6.4±1.2 | 6.1±0.7 |
picking | 78 | 5.9±1.4 | 7.4±1.1 | 6.4±0.5 |
carrying | 47 | 10.1±1.4 | 7.0±1.3 | 7 |
shoveling | 28 | 6.6±0.5 | 5.2±0.8 | 6.5±0.5 |
spraying pesticides | 33 | 4.5±0.5 | 6.3±1.1 | 6.1±0.8 |
weeding | 41 | 4.8±0.8 | 7.8±1.0 | 6.3±0.6 |
A Score: combination of Score A, muscle use and force scores for group A.
B Score: combination of Score B, muscle use and force scores for group B.