ASTM F48 Formation and Standards for Industrial Exoskeletons and Exosuits

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• Personal Author:
  Billotte WG ; Lowe, Brian D. ; Peterson, D. R.
• Description:
  OCCUPATIONAL APPLICATIONS: This paper provides an overview of a new consensus standards committee for exoskeletons, ASTM International F48, and describes the organization and current activities of this committee. Lack of product standards and certifications have been described as barriers to adoption of exoskeleton technologies in industry practice. While exoskeletons are not considered a traditional form of personal protective equipment (PPE), they are similarly wearable, and much of the interest in their application in the industrial/workplace domain is motivated by injury prevention. ASTM F48 believes that standards and certifications for exoskeletons in their manufacture, deployment, and use would enhance their adoption and effective application in the workplace. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Ergonomics Occupational Health Safety
• Keywords:
  Author Keywords: Exoskeleton Emerging Technology Exoskeletons Exosuit Human Factors Engineering Materials Testing Protective Materials Robotics Standards Wearable Robotics Wearable Technologies

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• ISSN:
  2472-5838
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Illinois ; Maryland ; Ohio ; OSHA Region 3 ; OSHA Region 5
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  DART - Division of Applied Research and Technology ; DFSE - Division of Field Studies and Engineering
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  230-236
• Volume:
  7
• Issue:
  3
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20055332
• Citation:
  IISE Trans Occup Ergon Hum Factors 2019 Oct; 7(3-4):230-236
• Contact Point Address:
  Brian D. Lowe, Research Industrial Engineer, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Cincinnati, OH, USA
• Email:
  blowe@cdc.gov
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2020
• NORA Priority Area:
  Manufacturing
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Source Full Name:
  IISE Transactions on Occupational Ergonomics and Human Factors
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
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  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/217664/cdc_217664_DS1.pdf
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