We found that the surveyed floriculture workers are systematically using tools
with dimensions that do not adequately fit their HA and that may impose unnecessary mechanical loads
to the users. HA in the present study population appear to be significantly different from other
populations’ HA, which suggest the need to promote the acquisition, design or re-design of manual tools
specifically thought for this working population.
In Colombia, workers in the floriculture industry use a wide range of hand tools in cultivation tasks. Hand anthropometric data, which suggest the need to promote the acquisition, design or re-design of manual tools specifically thought for this working population.