Biomechanical Assessments of the Upper Limb for Determining Fatigue, Strain and Effort from the Laboratory to the Industrial Working Place: A Systematic Review

C Brambilla, M Lavit Nicora, F Storm, G Reni… - Bioengineering, 2023 - mdpi.com
Recent human-centered developments in the industrial field (Industry 5.0) lead companies
and stakeholders to ensure the wellbeing of their workers with assessments of upper limb …

Machine learning approach to determine the decision rules in ergonomic assessment of working posture in sewing machine operators

JM Su, JH Chang, NLD Indrayani, CJ Wang - Journal of Safety Research, 2023 - Elsevier
Introduction: There are some inherent problems with the use of observation methods in the
ergonomic assessment of working posture, namely the stability and precision of the …

Evaluating functional ability in older adults' object retrieval behavior from kitchen furniture using OpenPose and REBA

C Zhou, R Yu, J Kaner - Scientific Reports, 2024 - nature.com
The purpose of this study is to evaluate, through analysis, the ability of older persons to
retrieve items from kitchen cabinets. To achieve this goal, data were collected from 128 valid …

Fuzzy logic modelling of risk variables influencing musculoskeletal disorders in carpet industry: A cross-sectional study

H Gada, S Parvez, B Ahmad - Journal of Chiropractic Medicine, 2024 - Elsevier
Objective The purpose of this study was to develop a fuzzy prediction model that could help
in determining the musculoskeletal risk involved in the occupation of hand-made carpet …

Empirical Suitability of Scoring Systems of Observational Techniques for Repetitive Movements Based on Discomfort

D Kee - Healthcare, 2023 - mdpi.com
This study empirically investigated the effects of repetitive movements of body parts through
an experiment, and evaluated the suitability of the scoring systems of the existing …

Online Rapid Job Analysis and Evaluation Using Particle Swarm Optimized Random Forest

X Hu, H Yan, C Wan, L Peng, Y Qi - IEEE Access, 2024 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Manual laborers are often at an increased risk for work-related musculoskeletal disorders
(WMSDs) due to improper work postures or the lifting of excessively heavy objects …

Myotonometry in machinery operators and its relationship with postural ergonomic risk

GP Urrejola-Contreras, JM Martínez… - Annals of Work …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Objectives To analyze the association between occupational ergonomic risk, personal
characteristics, and working conditions with the biomechanical properties of stiffness and …

The relationship between the level of postural stress, Musculoskeletal Disorders, and chronic fatigue: A case study in the dairy industry

S Vosoughi, P Niazi, J Abolghasemi… - Work, 2024 - content.iospress.com
BACKGROUND: Dairy industry workers face numerous ergonomic risk factors in their
workplace, including improper posture, manual material handling, and musculoskeletal …

Raising workplace sustainability with ergonomics assessment methods

S Šinko, A Draghici, ME Boatca… - ACTA TECHNICA …, 2022 - atna-mam.utcluj.ro
It is not enough that companies invest in development and focus on profit only. Social
sustainability is also becoming increasingly important. This article concretizes the …

Whole-body assessment tool for musculoskeletal disorders risk factors among road construction workers

O Uchenna, K Lawani, B Hare - 2024 People in …, 2024 - researchonline.gcu.ac.uk
In a bid to improve the health and well-being of road construction workers potentially
exposed to the risk of musculoskeletal disorders (MSD), there is a compelling narrative to …