Abstract

MSD or musculoskeletal disorders and diseases that mainly occur in the joints, back and shoulders, affects a large number of construction workers. An innovation that could possibly prevent MSB is the exoskeleton. The purpose of this study is to address the applicability of the exoskeleton in the construction industry from a work environment perspective. Results from the studies showed that the majority of the participants experienced exoskeleton as a good aid, and they also considered using it continuously in their work, but only in some working steps like, workstep above shoulders. The conclusions that can be drawn from the study are that the majority of the participants had positive perceptions about the applicability of the exoskeleton in the construction industry.