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Musculoskeletal disorders (MSD) are caused due to non-ergonomic work postures maintained while carrying out physical activities in the work environment. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the risk involved in adopted work postures during the handling of domestic water barrels (25 L). An exoskeleton design is proposed to reduce the consequence of the manual handling of water barrels. The Rapid Entire Body Assessment (REBA) method and the Manual Activity Chart (MAC) Tool were used to identify the risk involved in various work postures during the loading, carrying and unloading of water barrels on a flat surface and upstairs. From the result of the REBA analysis, it is found that the work posture adopted during the handling of water barrels is at high risk and requires immediate attention. The MAC Tool analysis proved the same. The results of manual handling activity in REBA and MAC Tool are compared with working with an exoskeleton.
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Kumar, R.N., Shankar, S., Nithyaprakash, R., Srinivasan, T.V., Kumaur, R.S., Venkatachalan, A.K.N. (2023). Critical Posture Analysis During the Handling of Water Barrel with and Without Exoskeleton. In: Deepak, B., Bahubalendruni, M.R., Parhi, D., Biswal, B.B. (eds) Recent Trends in Product Design and Intelligent Manufacturing Systems. Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-19-4606-6_4
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