From the Asociación de Bananeros de Colombia AUGURA (Colombian Association of Banana Producers)
research on work environment, responsible water management in plantations, soil management and conservation,
biological plague control with vegetable toppings have been made. Regarding the specific topic of ergonomics, a
6192 Juan C. Paniagua Carvajal et al. / Procedia Manufacturing 3 ( 2015 ) 6190 – 6197 publication was done on the technique of Desuckering with a special tool, an activity that, though carried out in the
plantation, represents a valuable asset to this research project since it poses, through technical criteria, punctual
solutions to this activity from the fundamental objective, the well-being of the banana worker. It is worth noting that
within all studied documentation, no relevant data was found on activities carried out in the packing station, related
to ergonomic and bioclimatic factors, a reason to have used the study case method.