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Non-power and power cutting hand tools are mainly used every day in vineyards for grapevines pruning during 5 months (November - March). The grapevines pruning with the help of non-power tools is very stressful for wine growers. Repetitive movements combined with external forces in finger-hand-wrist-system, extreme positions in arm-shoulder-system, climate condition are some of the stress factors. Grapevines pruning with 5 manual prunes produced by 3 different manufacture and 2 power hand tools (electrically and pneumatically) were analysed. The results reveal that grapevines pruning with pneumatic and electric prunes is up to 30% more effective (according to productivity) than cutting with non-powered hand tools. At the same time is grapevines cutting with power tools more stressful as with non-powered one.

Quantitative and qualitative knowledge of ergonomic analysis of grapevines pruning and wine harvesting with respect to postural load, repetitive movements of cutting hand and using different cutting tools was obtained. It could be demonstrated, that stress generated by working postures and repetitive movements combined with were a major problem of work., Ergonomic design deficits of the existing cutting hand tools was carried out.

Selected tools for tile-setters (a transportable work station including a work table and platform with adjustable height, a device for transportation and tipping out mortar, and a tool box) were developed and designed in order to reduce the tile-setters' strain. Two prototypes of transportable work station were tested in 8 tile-setting companies and a learning centre. A questionnaire was worked out for the testing. Considering the test results and in co-operation with industrial manufacturers, the development will be finished so that the work station can go into production.