Health, Safety, and Quality in a Digital Plattform for Manufacturing Staff
| Reference number | |
| Coordinator | Kungliga Tekniska Högskolan - Kungliga Tekniska Högskolan Skolan f kemi bioteknologi & hälsa |
| Funding from Vinnova | SEK 4 514 999 |
| Project duration | June 2022 - November 2025 |
| Status | Completed |
| Venture | The strategic innovation programme for Production2030 |
| Call | Sustainable Work in the Manufacturing Industry |
Important results from the project
The project has in several respects gone beyond the original goals and delivered more knowledge and results, but in some respects the original goals have been redefined towards the needs highlighted by industry partners. The system has been developed to become more flexible and now includes different risk assessment models (for biomechanical load) based on the needs of each company. The project has also built up unique knowledge in the network between industry partners, researchers and RISE.
Expected long term effects
The project results are expected to contribute to increased use of measurement methods with smart work wear in risk assessment. This means better reliability of risk assessments, lower costs and increased credibility compared to observation methods. Production engineers are expected to be able to become more active in designing good working environments with these tools. Risk assessments will be carried out with more relevant and more reliable method choices.
Approach and implementation
A system of smart work wear for strain ergonomic risk assessment (it measures work postures and movements, has analysis modules and provides suggestions for measures) has been developed and tested through collaboration between Volvo Cars, Astra Zeneca, SKF, Volvo CE, RISE and KTH, UU and KI. Between the tests at the companies, the system has been discussed in physical meetings, as well as in web meetings every other week. The system has been iteratively improved based on the companies´ views.