The Sensor-Based Biomechanical Risk Assessment at the Base of the Need for Revising of Standards for Human Ergonomics.


Journal

Sensors (Basel, Switzerland)
ISSN: 1424-8220
Titre abrégé: Sensors (Basel)
Pays: Switzerland
ID NLM: 101204366

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
10 Oct 2020
Historique:
received: 02 09 2020
revised: 24 09 2020
accepted: 03 10 2020
entrez: 14 10 2020
pubmed: 15 10 2020
medline: 31 3 2021
Statut: epublish

Résumé

Due to the epochal changes introduced by "Industry 4.0", it is getting harder to apply the varying approaches for biomechanical risk assessment of manual handling tasks used to prevent work-related musculoskeletal disorders (WMDs) considered within the International Standards for ergonomics. In fact, the innovative human-robot collaboration (HRC) systems are widening the number of work motor tasks that cannot be assessed. On the other hand, new sensor-based tools for biomechanical risk assessment could be used for both quantitative "direct instrumental evaluations" and "rating of standard methods", allowing certain improvements over traditional methods. In this light, this Letter aims at detecting the need for revising the standards for human ergonomics and biomechanical risk assessment by analyzing the WMDs prevalence and incidence; additionally, the strengths and weaknesses of traditional methods listed within the International Standards for manual handling activities and the next challenges needed for their revision are considered. As a representative example, the discussion is referred to the lifting of heavy loads where the revision should include the use of sensor-based tools for biomechanical risk assessment during lifting performed with the use of exoskeletons, by more than one person (team lifting) and when the traditional methods cannot be applied. The wearability of sensing and feedback sensors in addition to human augmentation technologies allows for increasing workers' awareness about possible risks and enhance the effectiveness and safety during the execution of in many manual handling activities.

Identifiants

pubmed: 33050438
pii: s20205750
doi: 10.3390/s20205750
pmc: PMC7599507
pii:
doi:

Types de publication

Letter

Langues

eng

Sous-ensembles de citation

IM

Subventions

Organisme : European Union's Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme
ID : 871237

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Auteurs

Alberto Ranavolo (A)

Department of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Epidemiology and Hygiene, INAIL, Monte Porzio Catone, 00040 Rome, Italy.

Arash Ajoudani (A)

HRI2 Laboratory, Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, 16163 Genova, Italy.

Andrea Cherubini (A)

LIRMM, University Montpellier, CNRS, 34000 Montpellier, France.

Matteo Bianchi (M)

Centro di Ricerca "Enrico Piaggio" and Department of Information Engineering, Università di Pisa, 56126 Pisa, Italy.

Lars Fritzsche (L)

Ergonomics Division, IMK Automotive GmbH, 09128 Chemnitz, Germany.

Sergio Iavicoli (S)

Department of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Epidemiology and Hygiene, INAIL, Monte Porzio Catone, 00040 Rome, Italy.

Massimo Sartori (M)

Department of Biomechanical Engineering, University of Twente, 7522 NB Enschede, The Netherlands.

Alessio Silvetti (A)

Department of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Epidemiology and Hygiene, INAIL, Monte Porzio Catone, 00040 Rome, Italy.

Bram Vanderborght (B)

Brubotics, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, 1050 Brussels, Belgium.
Flanders Make, Oude Diestersebaan 133, 3920 Lommel, Belgium.

Tiwana Varrecchia (T)

Department of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Epidemiology and Hygiene, INAIL, Monte Porzio Catone, 00040 Rome, Italy.

Francesco Draicchio (F)

Department of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Epidemiology and Hygiene, INAIL, Monte Porzio Catone, 00040 Rome, Italy.

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