ORGANIZATION OF WORKPLACE AND LABOR PROCESS OF TRACTOR DRIVER IN MODERN MOBILE MACHINES USED IN AGRICULTURE

The paper discusses some issues of changes in and specifi cation of basic requirements for the organization of workplaces and labor process of farm tractor drivers in cabins of modern tractors and combines. It is shown that the introduction of computer control systems of the tractor and its engine, machine-tractor units and combines, dispatching operations performed in the fi eld in an online mode with the use of global satellite and local (unmanned aerial vehicles-UAVs) control and regulation systems requires a new approach to the organization of the workplace and the process of work and rest of tractor drivers. The authors carried out an analysis of possible problems and outlined conditions for health maintenance of machine operators working under conditions of operation computerization, as well as the use of video terminals and UAVs. It is shown that the documents regulating sanitary rules relation to the design and operations of tractors and agricultural machines and “Instructions on the hygienic assessment of tractors and agricultural machines” need to be modifi ed taking into account the actual technological changes. Recommendations are also given to increase
attention to the peculiarities of labor protection of machine operators, taking into account changes in their working process.