Artículo publicado en Revista de Biomecánica número 57 que presenta el proyecto SAÚDE que ha tenido como objetivo el desarrollo de nueva indumentaria de protección (peto, chaqueta, botas y guantes) que mejore las condiciones de trabajo y de salud en el marisqueo a pie. Se trata de un proyecto financiado por la Consellería de Pesca e Asuntos Marítimos de la Xunta de Galicia y coordinado por CETMAR, en el que han participado AGAMAR, LEITAT, ISSGA e IBV.

New protective garment for the "shellfish gatherer on foot" in Galicia

SAUDE project's main objective was development of new protective clothing (overalls, jacket, boots and gloves) to improve health working conditions of the collective of seafood harvesters. The project was funded by the "Xunta de Galicia" and coordinated by "CETMAR" (Sea's technological centre). The participants were AGAMAR (Galician Association of seafood harvesters) as end users, LEITAT (Textile technological centre) as prototypes developers and ISSGA (Galician Institute of occupational Safety and Health) on medical advice for the prevention of occupational hazards. IBV has been involved in the incorporation of knowledge and methodologies to define the needs of seafood harvesters and their anthropometric characteristics as a basis for the development of new clothing, as well as methodologies for assessing ergonomic hazards of a such special job as "seafood harvester on foot" can be.