Technical Prevention Notes on Exoskeletons
A mechanical, robotic exoskeleton or power armor is a machine that consists of an external frame worn by a person and that, through a motor or hydraulic power system, provides at least part of the energy for the movement of the limbs and allows its wearer to perform certain types of activities that they would not be able to do without it, such as carrying large amounts of weight.
In our field of occupational health and safety, they have special relevance due to their applications in a work environment and in equipment that is used with the aim of reducing the physical load in specific tasks.
Recently the National Institute of Safety and Health at Work (INSST) has published two new technical prevention notes on this subject that deal with how technological development has managed to create a new type of devices, exoskeletons, which are beginning to present themselves as a way of ergonomic intervention and improvement of working conditions, especially with regard to physical load
The NTP 1162 Exoskeletons I Definition and Classification defines the exoskeletons and exposes a series of classifications, which will allow us to know their main groups and applications. While the NTP 1163 Exoskeletons II Criteria for selection and integration in the company exposes a process for the best possible selection of the exoskeleton developed in phases.
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