%0 Article
%T Production rate and work strain on workers in cutting of pines in Tanzania.
%A Saarilahti, Martti
%A Ole-Meiludie, R. E. L.
%D 1987
%J Silva Fennica
%V 21
%N 1
%R doi:10.14214/sf.a15465
%U https://silvafennica.fi/article/5308
%X <p>A team of 2 experienced workers was time-studied and their heart rate recorded under 4 days in clearcutting of a highly self-pruned <em>Pinus patula</em> Schltdl. &amp; Cham. plantation. Task work and bonus payment systems were compared, but there was no difference in production rate, only the workplace time was extended from 2.3 h/d in task work to 3.9 h/d in bonus payment. The heart rate was 115–116 P/min in felling, 105–109 P/min in debranching and 109–114 P/min in bucking. The average heart rate in timber cutting was 108–109 P/min. Work load index was 34–37%, and the workers did not show any symptoms of accumulated stress. The production rate was 3.2 m<sup>3</sup>/h, (WPT, crew), which corresponds average piecework rate, the comparable walking speed being about 6.0 km/h. There are possibilities to increase the daily task by ergonomic grounds.</p>
<p>The PDF includes an abstract in Finnish.</p>