Importance of ergonomics and its application in agriculture; Energy liberation in human body; Assessment of energy expenditure- direct calorimetry, Indirect calorimetry- Assessment by oxygen consumption; Techniques of measuring oxygen consumption; Assessment by heart rate and calibration; Assessment by subjective rating of perceived effort- Overall discomfort score and BPDS; Basal metabolism and work metabolism; Assessment of work load; Assessment of Individual's maximal work capacity.

Anthropometry; Anthropometric data and measurement techniques; Anthropometric dimensions and strength parameters; Causes of variability of anthropometric data; Analysis of anthropometric data and use of percentiles

Biomechanics of motion. Vibration- hand arm vibration and whole body vibration, physiological effects; Noise and its physiological effects.

Familiarization with tools for general and special maintenance. Introduction to scheduled maintenance after 10, 100, 300, 600, 900 and 1200 hours of operation. Safety hints. Top end overhauling. Fuel saving tips. Preparing the tractor for storage. Care and maintenance procedure of agricultural machinery during operation and off- season. Repair and maintenance of implements – adjustment of functional parameters in tillage implements.

Replacement of broken components in tillage implements. Replacement of furrow openers and change of blades of rotavators. Maintenance of cutter bar in a reaper. Adjustments in a thresher for different crops. Replacement of V-belts on implements. Setting of agricultural machinery workshop.