What the Frontline Thinks About the Technology for MSD Prevention — and Why It Matters

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IEA Webinar: June 8, 3 pm UTC The Technical Committee on Musculoskeletal Disorders Webinar Series Duration: 60 minutes, including time for discussion. As organizations accelerate the adoption of emerging technologies to prevent musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs), safety and operations leaders are often driving these investments. However, frontline worker perspectives—critical to adoption, sustained use, and measurable impact—are

IEA Webinar: June 8, 3 pm UTC

The Technical Committee on Musculoskeletal Disorders Webinar Series

Duration: 60 minutes, including time for discussion.

As organizations accelerate the adoption of emerging technologies to prevent musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs), safety and operations leaders are often driving these investments. However, frontline worker perspectives—critical to adoption, sustained use, and measurable impact—are not always well understood. This presentation shares insights from a survey of 405 frontline workers with direct experience using MSD prevention technologies, including wearable sensors, computer vision systems, robots and cobots, exoskeletons, extended/virtual/augmented reality, and digital twins. Findings highlight how workers perceive these technologies’ impact on physical comfort, cognitive demands, and job satisfaction—factors that directly influence effectiveness, compliance, and return on investment.

Presenter: Dr. Rammohan (Ram) Maikala
SME-Program Technical Consultant,
MSD Solutions Lab
National Safety Council

Webinar Chairs:
Dr. Xu Xu | The Edward P. Fitts Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering, North Carolina State University, USA | IEA MSD TC Chair |
Dr. Erwin Speklé, Eur.Erg. | Arbo Unie OHS / Amsterdam UMC – Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Dep. POH, The Netherlands | IEA MSD TC Vice-Chair |

Zoom link for registration: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_FZi6MpHZTz60E7aCLqnmJA

Registration is free to all interested people. The webinar will be recorded and published on YouTube. Registration permits live interaction with the presenters via Q&A. Additionally, participants who participate online will receive an invitation to a short survey, which, if they complete it correctly, will receive a certificate of attendance.

 

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