RT journal article
T1 An Analysis of Biomechanical Parameters in OTP Police Physical Intervention Techniques for Occupational Risk Prevention
A1 Vera Jiménez, José Carlos
A1 Meléndez Sánchez, Felipe
A1 Álvarez Saura, José Ángel
A1 Ayuso Vilacides, Jesús
A2 Química Física
K1 ergonomic
K1 occupational risk prevention
K1 police physical intervention
K1 use of force
K1 operational tactical procedure
K1 motion capture technology
AB (1) Background: a set of ergonomic parameters that are relevant for risk assessment methods for the prevention of occupational risks, such as REBA or NIOSH, have been measured by means of inertial sensors that allow capturing the movements of the human body. These methods base their assessment on a number of postural and dynamic parameters. In the case of police physical intervention techniques, trunk, legs, arms, forearms and wrists angles, joint contact force and sheer force at the L5-Pelvic junction, asymmetry (angle and factor), and muscle power are the more relevant parameters to be considered. (2) Method: The data have been collected by means of a motion capture suit equipped with 19 inertial sensors. The large amount of data and the 3-dimensional plots have been managed by a powerful software package specific for ergonomic analysis. The police physical intervention technique used was OTP. (3) Results: Five ergonomic parameters in a traditional police physical intervention technique have been analyzed. REBA scores and ergonomic metrics have been recorded and discussed with some prevention risk limits from the literature. (4) Conclusions: the usage of inertial sensors to capture the movements in OTPs provides a new and quite an efficient viewpoint for occupational risk research studies.
PB MDPI
SN 1660-4601
YR 2022
FD 2022-06
LK http://hdl.handle.net/10498/27340
UL http://hdl.handle.net/10498/27340
LA eng
DS Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Cádiz
RD 07-nov-2026