The intense activity to which workers are subjected in work sites, frequently causes them fatigue and pain. Moreover, every year many construction site workers are injured as a result of their work load and many others suffer illnesses such as musculoskeletal disorders. This negatively affects their well-being and has a negative effect, not only on the health of workers, but, if we consider work absences, also on the productivity and profit of the company itself, as well as on public health costs. It is therefore a good strategy for companies adopting monitoring systems to optimize working conditions and the efficiency of their workers, as well as preventing from injuries and health problems. The project aims at designing a Sensorized Insole for Safety Shoes intended for workers during their daily activity in work sites. The thesis was developed within a project by BlueThink S.p.A., an engineering consulting company, based in Milan, that, according to the paradigm of Open Innovation, help clients to realize and carry forward engineering projects and scouting. The project was developed for a client operating in the energy sector and specialized in construction of infrastructures. Within the sector in which the customer operates the most widespread disorders are low back disorders due to the employees wrong posture and to the incorrect lifting and handling of loads. In this frame the client asks the designing of a Smart Insole able to estimate the weight lifted by an operator and detect a man down condition. The data collected by sensors embedded in the Smart Insole will help the employer to have a better insight into the payload lifted regularly by its employees and recognize potential hazard situations like an operator who is lying on the ground after a fall. This document describes the preliminary research and the industrialization study of the Smart Insole for HSE application. The guidelines refer to the design of the Smart Insole and its components, to set-up a production of 4000 insoles per year. The insole design is described comprehensively by analyzing the implemented functions, materials and components and the reasons which drove the selection of these latter. The design of the communication system and the operating firmware are not subjects of this thesis. Therefore they are not included in this document. At the end of the project, in order to validate the project, I will evaluate the work carried out. I will consider the difficulties and potential encountered in collaborating with an engineering-driven company, and in having, on the other side of the table, not professors with whom to collaborate, but a real client, who expects his problem to be solved.
L'intensa attività a cui i lavoratori sono sottoposti nei luoghi di lavoro, spesso causa affaticamento e dolore. I carichi da lavoro all’interno delle aree cantiere causano spesso incidenti e disturbi muscoloscheletrici. Ciò influisce negativamente sul benessere dei lavoratori e ha un effetto negativo, non solo sulla salute dei dipendenti, ma, se consideriamo le conseguenti assenze, anche sulla produttività e sui profitti dell'azienda stessa, nonché sui costi della pubblica sanità. Risulta quindi essere una buona strategia aziendale adottare sistemi di monitoraggio per ottimizzare le condizioni di lavoro e l'efficienza dei propri lavoratori, prevenendo in questo modo potenziali infortuni. Il progetto mira a progettare una soletta sensorizzata da utilizzare all’interno di calzature antinfortunistiche da cantiere. La tesi è stata sviluppata nell'ambito di un progetto di BlueThink S.p.A., società di consulenza ingegneristica, con sede a Milano. Il progetto è stato sviluppato per un cliente che opera nel settore energetico e specializzato nella costruzione di infrastrutture. In questa cornice il cliente chiede la progettazione di una soletta sensorizzata in grado di stimare il peso sollevato dall’operatore, rilevare la distribuzione del peso nell’area di appoggio del piede e segnalare potenziali cadute dell’operatore. I dati raccolti dai sensori integrati nella soletta aiuteranno il datore di lavoro a comprendere meglio il carico sollevato regolarmente dai suoi dipendenti e riconoscere potenziali situazioni di pericolo. Questo documento descrive la ricerca preliminare e lo studio per industrializzazione di un device che assolva tali funzioni. Il progettazione verrà realizzata analizzando funzioni, materiali e componenti da implementare. La progettazione del sistema di comunicazione e il firmware operativo non sono soggetti di questa tesi. Pertanto non sono inclusi in questo documento. Alla fine del progetto verranno considerate le difficoltà e le potenzialità incontrate nel collaborare con un vero cliente e con una engineering-driven company nell’ambito del progetto di tesi.
A smart insole for HSE
TOSCANO, FRANCESCO ANTONIO
2018/2019
Abstract
The intense activity to which workers are subjected in work sites, frequently causes them fatigue and pain. Moreover, every year many construction site workers are injured as a result of their work load and many others suffer illnesses such as musculoskeletal disorders. This negatively affects their well-being and has a negative effect, not only on the health of workers, but, if we consider work absences, also on the productivity and profit of the company itself, as well as on public health costs. It is therefore a good strategy for companies adopting monitoring systems to optimize working conditions and the efficiency of their workers, as well as preventing from injuries and health problems. The project aims at designing a Sensorized Insole for Safety Shoes intended for workers during their daily activity in work sites. The thesis was developed within a project by BlueThink S.p.A., an engineering consulting company, based in Milan, that, according to the paradigm of Open Innovation, help clients to realize and carry forward engineering projects and scouting. The project was developed for a client operating in the energy sector and specialized in construction of infrastructures. Within the sector in which the customer operates the most widespread disorders are low back disorders due to the employees wrong posture and to the incorrect lifting and handling of loads. In this frame the client asks the designing of a Smart Insole able to estimate the weight lifted by an operator and detect a man down condition. The data collected by sensors embedded in the Smart Insole will help the employer to have a better insight into the payload lifted regularly by its employees and recognize potential hazard situations like an operator who is lying on the ground after a fall. This document describes the preliminary research and the industrialization study of the Smart Insole for HSE application. The guidelines refer to the design of the Smart Insole and its components, to set-up a production of 4000 insoles per year. The insole design is described comprehensively by analyzing the implemented functions, materials and components and the reasons which drove the selection of these latter. The design of the communication system and the operating firmware are not subjects of this thesis. Therefore they are not included in this document. At the end of the project, in order to validate the project, I will evaluate the work carried out. I will consider the difficulties and potential encountered in collaborating with an engineering-driven company, and in having, on the other side of the table, not professors with whom to collaborate, but a real client, who expects his problem to be solved.File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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https://hdl.handle.net/10589/151912