The chair "Injury Prevention in Heavy Occupations" through Multidisciplinary Movement Coaching with Stabilization Training and the Development of Ergonomic Aids (short: Injury Prevention in Heavy Occupations) focuses on the analysis of the causes of stress injuries in heavy physical occupations and the prevention of these stress injuries through interventions, follow-up, and change management.
The focus is on container operators active in the Port of Antwerp. Among the dockworkers, they have the demanding task of securing and undocking containers on board. The goal is to make this bottleneck profession more ergonomic and workable through improved training, coaching, and the necessary tools.
- Chair: Mr. Stijn Verwulgen; Steven Truijen acts as co-supervisor
- Faculty : Design Sciences
- Active : since 2019
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Video: Watch here how body strain is addressed among dock workers.
