Exoesqueletos industriales: siete principios para su implementación desde la perspectiva de la ergonomía
Publicado 2023-04-07
Palabras clave
- aceptabilidad,
- confort,
- costo-beneficio,
- desórdenes musculoesqueléticos,
- ergonomía
- exoesqueletos industriales,
- salud laboral,
- seguridad,
- trabajo,
- usabilidad,
- utilidad ...Más
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Resumen
En los últimos años ha crecido el interés por el uso de exoesqueletos industriales como estrategia de prevención de desórdenes musculoesqueléticos de origen laboral. Sin embargo, existe aún incertidumbre sobre las posibles ventajas y desventajas de la adopción de esta relativamente nueva tecnología. El objetivo de este artículo es llevar a cabo un análisis crítico sobre el uso de los exoesqueletos industriales como estrategia de prevención de desórdenes musculoesqueléticos y proponer siete principios para guiar su implementación en contextos de trabajo desde la perspectiva de la ergonomía. Si bien el potencial de los exoesqueletos es prometedor, el estado actual de conocimientos es insuficiente como para hacer un uso de ellos en la prevención de desórdenes musculoesqueléticos sin considerar algunos cuestionamientos. Se recomienda que un profesional competente en ergonomía acompañe cualquier intervención encaminada a implementar exoesqueletos industriales, con el objetivo de incrementar las posibilidades de éxito y atenuar efectos negativos.
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