Development and implementation of a measurement system and a measurement protocol for quantifying the physical exposure of material handlers Abstract The IRSST has implemented a research program intended to improve handling training. Currently, an integrated prevention strategy for manual handling (IPSMH), which uses training to improve both working conditions and worker practices, is about to be implemented.However, to gauge the effectiveness of onsite interventions, the physical exposure of material handlers must first be evaluated. Appropriate measuring instruments have been developed, but whether they effectively meet workplace requirements has yet to be assessed.The purpose of this research is to develop and test a measurement system that will provide quantitative estimates of the physical exposure of material handlers and evaluate the effectiveness of prevention approaches.The researchers will have a better understanding of the requirements of a handling task in actual working conditions and will evaluate the success of a prevention approach designed to reduce the physical exposure of workers. Produced Under this Project Scientific Reports Measurement system and protocol for quantifying physical exposure of materials handlers Research Report: R-1005 Video Reports and Conferences Quantifying the Physical Exposure of Material Handlers Video Summary: CS-019 Simplified Articles ManutentionVers une connaissance plus précise des exigences physiques Volume 31, n0 3 Scientific Publications Optimization of inertial sensor-based motion capturing for magnetically distorted field applicationsSchiefer C., Ellegast R. P., Hermanns I., Kraus T., Ochsmann E., Larue C. , Plamondon A. Source : Journal of Biomechanical Engineering, vol. 136, no 12, 2014, 8 pSingle pose calibration with inertial measurement units (IMU subject calibration)Robert-Lachaine X., Hakim Mecheri, Larue C. , Bellefeuille S. , Plamondon A. Source : Proceeding of XIV International Symposium on 3D Analysis of Human Movement, Taipei, Taiwan, 2016 (p. 172-175). Retrieved from http://homepage.ntu.edu.tw/~xiv3dahm2016/uploads/3D-AHM%202016-Symposium%20Proceedings.pdfEffect of task complexity and duration when validating an inertial system with an optoelectronic systemRobert-Lachaine X., Hakim Mecheri, Larue C. , Plamondon A. Source : Proceeding of 9th International Scientific Conference on the Prevention of Work-Related Musculoskeletal Disorders (PREMUS 2016), Toronto, ON, 2016 (pp. 15). Retrieved from https://premus2016.iwh.on.ca/doc/PREMUS2016_Book_of_Abstracts.pdfOrientation drift compensation of inertial sensors in magnetically distorted field applicationsSchiefer C., Ellegast R. P., Hermanns I., Kraus T., Ochsmann E., Larue C. , Plamondon A. Source : Proceeding of 9th International Scientific Conference on the Prevention of Work-Related Musculoskeletal Disorders (PREMUS 2016), Toronto, ON, 2016 (pp. 14). Retrieved from https://premus2016.iwh.on.ca/doc/PREMUS2016_Book_of_Abstracts.pdfUsing inertial sensors to monitor workers’ trunk posture: the case of daycare workersDumas G., Plamondon A. , Diesbourg T.Source : Proceeding of 9th International Scientific Conference on the Prevention of Work-Related Musculoskeletal Disorders (PREMUS 2016), Toronto, ON, 2016 (pp. 13). Retrieved from https://premus2016.iwh.on.ca/doc/PREMUS2016_Book_of_Abstracts.pdfEvaluation of eight methods for aligning orientation of two coordinate systemsHakim Mecheri, Robert-Lachaine X., Larue C. , Plamondon A. Source : (2016). Journal of Biomechanical Engineering, 138(8). doi: doi:10.1115/1.4033719Feasibility of quantifying the physical exposure of material handlers in the workplace with an inertial systemPlamondon A. , Larue C. , Robert-Lachaine X., Denis D. , Corbeil P., Delisle A.Source : (2018). Communication présentée à 20th Congress of the International Ergonomic Association, Florence, Italie.Offset correction when comparing 3D joint angles from two different motion capture systemsHakim Mecheri, Robert-Lachaine X., Larue C. , Plamondon A. Source : Communication présentée à 4th International Digital Human Modeling Symposium (DHM2016), Montréal, QC, 2016 (p. 1-4).Accuracy and repeatability of single-pose calibration of inertial measurement units for whole-body motion analysisXavier Robert-Lachaîne, Hakim Mecheri, Larue C., Plamondon A. Source : (2017). Gait & Posture, 54, 80-86. doi: 10.1016/j.gaitpost.2017.02.029Feasibility of quantifying the physical exposure of materials handlers in the workplace with magnetic and inertial measurement unitsXavier Robert-Lachaîne, Larue C., Denis D. , Delisle A., Hakim Mecheri, Corbeil P., Plamondon A. Source : (2020). Ergonomics, 63(3), 283-292. doi: 10.1080/00140139.2019.1612941Validation of inertial measurement units with an optoelectronic system for whole-body motion analysisXavier Robert-Lachaîne, Hakim Mecheri, Larue C., Plamondon A. Source : (2017). Medical & Biological Engineering & Computing, 55(4), 609-619. doi: 10.1007/s11517-016-1537-2Effect of local magnetic field disturbances on inertial measurement units accuracyXavier Robert-Lachaîne, Hakim Mecheri, Larue C., Plamondon A. Source : (2017). 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