Exploring study protocols examining muscle fatigue among transportation and transshipment operators: a systematic review

Transportation/transshipment was essential to logistics, enhancing growing economy. Work related muscle fatigue was acknowledged as contribution to significant losses in occupational safety and health. The study was conducted to review applicable electromyography examining protocols and indicators....

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Published inInternational journal of occupational and environmental safety Vol. 3; no. 1; pp. 53 - 63
Main Author Sa-ngiamsak, Teerayut
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Faculty of Engineering of University of Porto 05.04.2019
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electromyography
muscle fatigue
transportation
transshipment
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Summary:Transportation/transshipment was essential to logistics, enhancing growing economy. Work related muscle fatigue was acknowledged as contribution to significant losses in occupational safety and health. The study was conducted to review applicable electromyography examining protocols and indicators. The searches were achieved over 3 relevant available electronics data bases as well as search engines with 733 articles found. Only 13 articles were included corresponding to the criteria. To assess muscle fatigue; examining protocols during real-time, before-after and simulation of operation tasks were found utilizing. Time domain (RMS, muscle activity, MVC) and frequency domain (MNF, MDF) functioned as EMG indicators. Real-time protocol seemed to provide most information needed. However, other remaining protocols were still fairly selectable if no choice.  
ISSN:2184-0954
2184-0954
DOI:10.24840/2184-0954_003.001_0005