CUELA
CUELA is a biomechanical measuring system and an artificial word from its function "Computer-aided recording and long-term analysis of loads on the musculoskeletal system". The Institute for Occupational Safety and Health of the German Statutory Accident Insurance (IFA) developed the CUELA system in order to be able to measure loads on the musculoskeletal system under real working conditions .
CUELA is a personal system that uses modern sensor technology and can be worn on work clothes. The system is battery-operated, weighs only around 3 kg and can be used anywhere. The technology is located on a frame with a lap belt and two leg straps, which is worn on the back and is individually adjustable.
The associated software WIDAAN allows an automated evaluation of the measurement data according to ergonomic and biomechanical evaluation criteria. The pressure forces that act on the body can be displayed graphically. The monitoring of the measurements with a video camera enables an exact assignment of the measurement data to the respective activities carried out during the evaluation. This makes it possible to evaluate the loads, recognize load peaks or check the aids used. If necessary, appropriate measures can be taken individually to avoid excessive stress on the musculoskeletal system.
CUELA can be used flexibly at different workplaces , e.g. B. for lifting and carrying activities in steel cord production, for the analysis of stressful postures for nursing staff, when felling and delimbing trees etc.
If companies are interested in using CUELA in-house, they can contact their respective accident insurance institution .
Individual evidence
- ^ German Social Accident Insurance eV: IFA - Ergonomics: The CUELA measuring system. Accessed April 16, 2018 (German).
- ^ BG BAU - professional association for the construction industry: CUELA system. Retrieved April 16, 2018 .
- ^ German Social Accident Insurance eV (DGUV): Assessment of physical stress in accordance with DGUV information 208-033. Retrieved April 16, 2018 .
- ↑ Employer's Liability Insurance Association for Raw Materials and Chemical Industry (BG RCI): Practical ergonomics: The CUELA back monitor to reduce back strain at the workplace: Model project from Continental. Retrieved April 16, 2018 .
- ↑ Trade Association for Health Services and Welfare Care (BGW): Metrological analysis of stressful postures in nursing staff. Retrieved April 16, 2018 .
- ↑ Commission for Occupational Safety and Health (KAN): Measurement of the loads on the musculoskeletal system with the CUELA measuring system when trees are felled and delimbed. Retrieved April 16, 2018 .