Asian Journal of Engineering and Technology Innovation

Rapid Entire Body Postural Analysis Assessment Device for Computer Operators using IOT

Rajashekhar C Davanagere and Mrs. Thanuja K,

REVA Institute of Technology and Management, Bengaluru, India

Abstract

The reason for this paper is to review one of body postural analysis tool using REBA, the way it is implemented, its uses and the drawbacks. There are lot of research which has showed how REBA is used for analysing the posture of jobs in number of industrial, health care jobs and other professional settings. Also in industries where computer is used extensively, packers and movers industries, workshops in school, real estate, workshops in sawmill , retail sector, manufacturing industries, fire-fighters and for emergency medical technicians and odontological services.
Due to wrong sitting postures there is vulnerability to MUSCLOSKELETAL disorders. ‘Rapid Entire Body Postural Analysis Assessment Device for Computer Operators using IOT’ is a device which will be used for monitoring the sitting posture and that too for computer operators in particular. There is lot of importance given to monitoring the posture and notifying the working person who would be using the device. The device will help in correcting the sitting posture and avoid the MUSCLOSKELETAL disorders and other diseases.

Keywords:

REBA (Rapid Entire Body Assessment), Ergonomics, Musculoskeletal, postural analysis, sitting posture