Wood industry
Recent Trends in the Forestry Sector of Sri Lanka
Tuesday, January 29th, 2008Mr H M Bandaratillake
Director, Forest Resources Management Project
Ministry of Environment & Natural Resources
The forest cover in Sri Lanka has been continuously declining during the last several decades. The forest cover which was around 44% of the land area in 1956 had declined to 23.9% in 1992 and 22% at present. It has been widely accepted […]
Investigation of ergonomic parameters of easy chairs in Moratuwa furniture manufacturing establishments
Monday, December 10th, 2007S A L P Silva and H S Amarasekera
Department of Forestry and Environmental Science,
University of Sri Jayawardenpura, Sri Lanka
Sitting on a comfortable seat helps to relax the body and reduce energy consumption, but on the other hand prolonged sitting slackens abdominal muscles and may cause back ache. Application of medical and ergonomic principles in […]