Overcoming issues of oil palm plantations manual1 work with ergonomic and engineering considerations

• Main Authors: Norzan, Muhammad Luthfi, Abu Bakar, Shahriman, Mohd Tamrin, Shamsul Bahri, Md Deros, Baba, Rambely, Azmin Sham, Wan Ahmad, Wan Khairunizam, Ng, Yee Guan, Rojan, Mohd Afendi, Cheng, Ee Meng, Basah, Shafriza Nisha, Zaaba, Siti Khadijah
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: American-Eurasian Network for Scientific Information 2014
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/34797/1/Overcoming%20issues%20of%20oil%20palm%20plantations%20manual1%20work%20with%20ergonomic%20and%20engineering%20considerations.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/34797/; http://ajbasweb.com/old/2-ajbas_Special_2014.html

This paper is an initial study by reviewing current situation and researches to determine the issues with manual works in an oil palm plantation and the need for mechanisation with consideration for the application in the smallholder plantations. The smallholder oil palm plantations in certain areas...