Ricerc@Sapienza

Biomechanical loads on body joints are the cause of non-fatal occupational problems, known as musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs). The spread of MSDs at work causes the increasing of days off, disabilities, and costs, for both companies and workers. The aim of this research project is the design of an innovative personal protective equipment (PPE) to introduce in working setting, to improve risk management and assessment at work. The PPE will be developed by leveraging wearable technologies, which allow to obtain reliability of dynamic and kinematic measurements and guarantee ergonomics evaluation in real time.