Kit Galvin of the University of Washington explains how she is studying the health impacts of platform work. Rolf Luehs (on the platform), research assistant with the Washington Tree Fruit Research Commission, demonstrates how workers wear monitors to measure their body movements and heart rate. University of Washington scientists are studying how working on platforms affects the health and well-being of orchard workers. Kit Galvin, a research industrial hygienist with the university’s Pacific Northwest Agriculture Safety and Health Center, is heading a pilot project to look at the ergonomic impacts of workers using platforms, rather than ladders, while pruning and […]