A first step towards a framework for interventions for individual working practice to prevent work-related musculoskeletal disorders: a scoping review

B van de Wijdeven, B Visser, J Daams… - BMC musculoskeletal …, 2023 - Springer
Background Work-related musculoskeletal disorders (WMSDs) are a key topic in
occupational health. In the primary prevention of these disorders, interventions to minimize …

Measuring biomechanical risk in lifting load tasks through wearable system and machine-learning approach

I Conforti, I Mileti, Z Del Prete, E Palermo - Sensors, 2020 - mdpi.com
Ergonomics evaluation through measurements of biomechanical parameters in real time
has a great potential in reducing non-fatal occupational injuries, such as work-related …

The state of wearable health technologies: a transdisciplinary literature review

C Li, SH Lin, A Chib - Mobile Media & Communication, 2021 - journals.sagepub.com
This review evaluated transdisciplinary empirical research on wearable health technologies
using the input-mechanism-output model and addressed a major concern relating to the …

WEM-Platform: A real-time platform for full-body ergonomic assessment and feedback in manufacturing and logistics systems

D Battini, N Berti, S Finco, M Guidolin… - Computers & Industrial …, 2022 - Elsevier
This article presents a new real-time full-body ergonomic platform: the Workforce
Ergonomics and Management Platform (WEM-Platform). It provides ergonomic assessments …

[PDF][PDF] Assessment of a passive wearable robot for reducing low back disorders during rebar work.

NJ Gonsalves, OO Ogunseiju, AA Akanmu… - J. Inf. Technol. Constr., 2021 - itcon.org
Low back disorder continues to be prevalent amongst construction workers, especially the
rebar workers who are often engaged in repetitive stooping postures. Wearable robots …

Convolutional long short-term memory model for recognizing construction workers' postures from wearable inertial measurement units

J Zhao, E Obonyo - Advanced Engineering Informatics, 2020 - Elsevier
This paper proposes using Deep Neural Networks (DNN) models for recognizing
construction workers' postures from motion data captured by wearable Inertial Measurement …

Digital twin-driven framework for improving self-management of ergonomic risks

OR Ogunseiju, J Olayiwola, AA Akanmu… - Smart and Sustainable …, 2021 - emerald.com
Purpose The physically-demanding and repetitive nature of construction work often exposes
workers to work-related musculoskeletal injuries. Real-time information about the ergonomic …

Automated postural ergonomic risk assessment using vision-based posture classification

JO Seo, SH Lee - Automation in Construction, 2021 - Elsevier
Construction workers are at high risk of work-related musculoskeletal disorders (WMSDs)
due to physically demanding manual-handling tasks in awkward postures. Although existing …

Applying incremental Deep Neural Networks-based posture recognition model for ergonomics risk assessment in construction

J Zhao, E Obonyo - Advanced Engineering Informatics, 2021 - Elsevier
Monitoring and assessing awkward postures is a proactive approach for Musculoskeletal
Disorders (MSDs) prevention in construction. Machine Learning models have shown …

A privacy-preserving and unobtrusive sitting posture recognition system via pressure array sensor and infrared array sensor for office workers

X Zhang, J Fan, T Peng, P Zheng, CKM Lee… - Advanced Engineering …, 2022 - Elsevier
Sitting posture recognition is essential in preventing work-related musculoskeletal disorders
(WMSDs). WMSDs are of huge concern for office workers whose working process is …