Computerized Ergonomic Field Analysis in the Meat-Processing Industry

Abstract

A new portable system consisting of sensors, which are attached to the worker's clothes, was used in an ergonomic field analysis in the meat-processing industry. Preventive recommendations for five different work places were derived from the recorded stress data (e.g. working postures and handled load weights). The method turned out to be a very efficient way for the investigation of characteristic strain profiles of specific working tasks.