Use of wearable sensors for continuous field monitoring of upper arm and trunk postures among construction workers.

IF 2 3区工程技术 Q3 ENGINEERING, INDUSTRIAL Ergonomics Pub Date : 2025-03-05 DOI:10.1080/00140139.2025.2470235

Micaela Porta, Giulia Casu, Sol Lim, Maury A Nussbaum, Massimiliano Pau

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Abstract

Construction is considered amongst the highest risk sectors for the development of work-related musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) considering the large number of unfavourable environmental and task-specific factors typical in this sector. Thus, it is important to have quantitative tools to support the assessment of the exposure to physical MSD risk factors. We employed wearable inertial sensors (ISs) to perform a real-world characterisation of static postures and repetitive movements involving the trunk and upper arms (UA), among 15 workers during 2 hours of their regular shifts. IS data were processed according to ISO 11226 and EN 1005-4 standards. We found that workers spent ∼25% of the monitored time in static trunk flexion >20% and more than 50% of the time with UA elevations >20°. The ability to assess working postures for prolonged periods may represent a useful tool for different stakeholders involved in the protection of construction worker health.

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建筑业被认为是与工作相关的肌肉骨骼疾病（MSDs）发病风险最高的行业之一，因为该行业存在大量典型的不利环境因素和特定任务因素。因此，必须有定量工具来支持对暴露于物理 MSD 风险因素的评估。我们采用了可穿戴惯性传感器（IS），对 15 名工人在正常轮班的 2 个小时内涉及躯干和上臂（UA）的静态姿势和重复动作进行了真实世界特征描述。根据 ISO 11226 和 EN 1005-4 标准对 IS 数据进行了处理。我们发现，在监测到的时间中，工人有 25% 的时间躯干静态弯曲 >20%，50% 以上的时间上臂抬高 >20°。评估长时间工作姿势的能力可能是保护建筑工人健康的不同利益相关者的有用工具。

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Ergonomics 工程技术-工程：工业

CiteScore

4.60

自引率

12.50%

发文量

147

审稿时长

6 months

期刊介绍： Ergonomics, also known as human factors, is the scientific discipline that seeks to understand and improve human interactions with products, equipment, environments and systems. Drawing upon human biology, psychology, engineering and design, Ergonomics aims to develop and apply knowledge and techniques to optimise system performance, whilst protecting the health, safety and well-being of individuals involved. The attention of ergonomics extends across work, leisure and other aspects of our daily lives. The journal Ergonomics is an international refereed publication, with a 60 year tradition of disseminating high quality research. Original submissions, both theoretical and applied, are invited from across the subject, including physical, cognitive, organisational and environmental ergonomics. Papers reporting the findings of research from cognate disciplines are also welcome, where these contribute to understanding equipment, tasks, jobs, systems and environments and the corresponding needs, abilities and limitations of people. All published research articles in this journal have undergone rigorous peer review, based on initial editor screening and anonymous refereeing by independent expert referees.