Prevention of Work: Related Musculoskeletal Disorders Using Smart Workwear – The Smart Workwear Consortium
Paper in proceeding, 2019
Adverse work-related physical exposures such as repetitive movements and awkward postures have negative health effects and lead to large financial costs. To address these problems, a multi-disciplinary consortium was formed with the aim of developing an ambulatory system for recording and analyzing risks for musculoskeletal disorders utilizing textile integrated sensors as part of the regular workwear. This paper presents the consortium, the Smart Workwear System, and a case study illustrating its potential to decrease adverse biomechanical exposure by promoting improved work technique.
Prevention
Human-Systems integration
Smart textiles
Musculoskeletal disorders
Work technique
Human factors
Ergonomics
Author
Carl Mikael Lind
Royal Institute of Technology (KTH)
Karolinska Institutet
Leif Sandsjö
University of Borås
Chalmers, Industrial and Materials Science, Design and Human Factors
Nafise Mahdavian
University of Skövde
Dan Högberg
University of Skövde
Lars Hanson
Scania AB
University of Skövde
Jose Antonio Diaz Olivares
Royal Institute of Technology (KTH)
Liyun Yang
Royal Institute of Technology (KTH)
Karolinska Institutet
Mikael Forsman
Karolinska Institutet
Royal Institute of Technology (KTH)
Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing
21945357 (ISSN) 2194-5365 (eISSN)
Vol. 876 477-4839783030020521 (ISBN)
1st International Conference on Human Systems Engineering and Design: Future Trends and Applications, IHSED 2018
Reims, France,
Reims, France,
Subject Categories (SSIF 2011)
Other Engineering and Technologies not elsewhere specified
Embedded Systems
Environmental Health and Occupational Health
DOI
10.1007/978-3-030-02053-8_73