LIST OF FIGURES
S.No.
Figure Caption
1.1
1.2
4.1
4.2
4.3
4.4
4.5
5.1
5.2
5.3
5.4
5.5
5.6
5.7
5.8
Compensated Costs of Injuries/Diseases
Workers involved in Manual Load Carrying Activities
Experimental Setup of Lung Function Test
Experimental Setup of Treadmill
ECG Signals
Placement of Electrodes
Placements of electrodes on muscles
Foundry and Sugar Workers Involved in Different Activities
Prevalence of MSDs among Male Foundry Workers
Prevalence of MSDs among Female Foundry Workers
Prevalence of MSDs among Male Sugar Workers
Prevalence of MSDs among Female Sugar Workers
Walking Speed of Foundry Workers with Load
Walking Speed of Sugar Workers with Load
Percentage of Whole Day Works and Pause in Different
Foundry Activities
Percentage of Whole Day Works and Pause in Different Sugar
Activities
Average Calculated WBGT in Foundry at Different Time in a
Day
Average Calculated WBGT in Sugar at Different Time in a
Day
Average Resting, Starting, Working (Carrying Load), and
Returning Heart Rates (Beats/min) for Male & Female
Foundry Workers
Average Resting, Starting, Working (Carrying Load), and
Returning Heart Rates (Beats/min) for Male & Female Sugar
Workers
Heart Rate Variability Report of Male Foundry Worker
Heart Rate Variability Report of Female Foundry Worker
Working and Recovery Heart Rate (beats/min) of Foundry
Male Worker of Age Group 21-30 Years
Working and Recovery Heart Rate (beats/min) of Foundry
Male Worker of Age Group 31-40 Years
Working and Recovery Heart Rate (beats/min) of Foundry
Male Worker of Age Group 41& above
Working and Recovery Heart Rate (beats/min) of Foundry
Female Worker of Age Group 21-30 Years
Working and Recovery Heart Rate (beats/min) of Foundry
Female Worker of Age Group 31-40 Years
5.9
5.10
5.11
5.12
5.13
5.14
5.15
5.16
5.17
5.18
5.19
5.20
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LIST OF FIGURES (Continued)
S.No.
Figure Caption
5.21
Working and Recovery Heart Rate (beats/min) of Foundry
Female Worker of Age Group 41& above
Heart Rate Recovery Cost of Male Foundry Workers at
different Loads
Heart Rate Recovery Cost of Female Foundry Workers at
different Loads
Working and Recovery Heart Rate (beats/min) of Male Sugar
Worker of Age Group 21-30 Years
Working and Recovery Heart Rate (beats/min) of Male Sugar
Worker of Age Group 31-40 Years
Working and Recovery Heart Rate (beats/min) of Male Sugar
Worker of Age Group 41& above Years
Working and Recovery Heart Rate (beats/min) of Female
Sugar Worker of Age Group 21-30 Years
Working and Recovery Heart Rate (beats/min) of Female
Sugar Worker of Age Group 31-40 Years
Working and Recovery Heart Rate (beats/min) of Female
Sugar Worker of Age Group 41& above Years
Heart Rate Recovery Cost of Male Sugar Workers at different
Loads
Heart Rate Recovery Cost of Female Sugar Workers at
different Loads
EMG activity (RMS-volts) of Different Muscles of Male
Foundry Workers while Carrying Loads on Head
EMG activity (RMS-volts) of Different Muscles of Female
Foundry Workers while Carrying Loads on Head
EMG activity (RMS-volts) of Different Muscles of Male
Foundry Workers while Carrying Loads on Shoulder
EMG activity (RMS-volts) of Different Muscles of Female
Foundry Workers while Carrying Loads on Shoulder
EMG activity (RMS-volts) of Different Muscles of Male Sugar
Workers while Carrying Loads on Head
EMG activity (RMS-volts) of Different Muscles of Female
Sugar Workers while Carrying Loads on Head
EMG activity (RMS-volts) of Different Muscles of Male Sugar
Workers while Carrying Loads on Back
EMG activity (RMS-volts) of Different Muscles of Female
Sugar Workers While Carrying Loads on Back
5.22
5.23
5.24
5.25
5.26
5.27
5.28
5.29
5.30
5.31
5.32
5.33
5.34
5.35
5.36
5.37
5.38
5.39
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LIST OF FIGURES (Continued)
S.No.
Figure Caption
5.40
Prevalence of MSDs among Male and Female Foundry
Workers
Responses of Male and Female Foundry Workers
Prevalence of MSDs among Male and Female Sugar Workers
Responses of Male and Female Sugar Workers
WCW and Scaffolders Involved in Different Activities
Prevalence of MSDs among Women Carrying Water
Prevalence of MSDs among Scaffolders
Walking Speed of Women Carrying Water with load of 10-35
Kg
Walking Speed of Scaffolders with load of 10-50 Kg
Percentage of Whole Day Works and Pause in Different WCW
& Scaffolding Activities
Average Calculated WBGT at Different Time in a Day
Average Resting, Starting, Working (Carrying Load), and
Returning Heart Rates (Beats/min) for Women Carrying
Water
Average Resting, Starting, Working (Carrying Load), and
Returning Heart Rates (Beats/min) for Scaffolders
Heart Rate Variability Report of WCW in Low Risk
Heart Rate Variability Report of WCW in High Risk
Working and Recovery Heart Rate (Beats/min) of Women
Carrying Water of Age Group 21-30 Years
Working and Recovery Heart Rate (Beats/min) of Women
Carrying Water of Age Group 31-40 Years
Working and Recovery Heart Rate (Beats/min) of Women
Carrying Water of Age Group 41& Above Years
Heart Rate Recovery Cost of Women Carrying Water at
Different Loads
Working and Recovery Heart Rate (Beats/min) of Scaffolders
of Age Group 21-30 Years
Working and Recovery Heart Rate (Beats/min) of Scaffolders
of Age Group 31-40 Years
Working and Recovery Heart Rate (Beats/min) of Scaffolders
of Age Group 41& Above Years
Heart Rate Recovery Cost of Scaffolders at Different Loads
EMG activity (RMS-volts) of Different Muscles of Women
Carrying Water while Carrying Loads on Head
EMG activity (RMS-volts) of Different Muscles of Women
Carrying Water while Carrying Loads on Shoulder
5.41
5.42
5.43
6.1
6.2
6.3
6.4
6.5
6.6
6.7
6.8
6.9
6.10
6.11
6.12
6.13
6.14
6.15
6.16
6.17
6.18
6.19
6.20
6.21
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LIST OF FIGURES (Continued)
S.No.
Figure Caption
6.22
EMG activity (RMS-volts) of Different Muscles of Women
Carrying Water while Carrying Loads on Waist
EMG activity (RMS-volts) of Different Muscles of Scaffolders
while Carrying Loads on Head
EMG activity (RMS-volts) of Different Muscles of Scaffolders
while Carrying loads on Shoulder
The Architecture of the Proposed Artificial Neural Network
Model
Training error versus number of training cycles (Epochs)
Training error versus number of training cycles (Epochs)
Anatomy of an Accident Flow Chart
Typical Biorhythm Cycle
6.23
6.24
7.1
7.2
7.3
8.1
8.2
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