This evaluation aims to analyze and innovate the manual wood loading and unloading

workstation in forestry trucks, as well as to highlight ergonomics as a tool within the business and

small enterprise management field to achieve production outcomes and improve workers' quality of

life.The methodology involves both quantitative and qualitative assessment. Results: The evaluation

revealed manual handling of loads that requires prompt corrective actions. Interventions led to the

acquisition of machinery, including a crane and a wood splitter. Additionally, an organizational level

intervention resulted in the hiring of two additional workers, allowing the company to maintain

economic income throughout the year. Conclusion: This assessment analyzed the manual wood

loading and unloading workstation in forestry trucks, successfully describing and evaluating both the

job and the organization of the family owned small business. Subsequently, the ergonomic

intervention, which introduced technology into tasks that were previously performed solely manually,

helped reduce musculoskeletal discomfort among workers. Processes were redesigned to improve

performance and increase income.However, this evaluation did not address all subsystems in which

there are health and safety risk factors for workers. Therefore, further assessments of the various

workstations are necessary, along with the proposal of improvements technological or

organizational for future research.

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Ms. Morelia Frías