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<p>Baggage handling is a&#xa0;core operational task at airports and is characterized by the repetitive handling of heavy loads. To reduce musculoskeletal load, Munich Airport has experimentally implemented a&#xa0;semi-automated conveyor system between baggage carts and the terminal baggage conveyor. On behalf of the Bavarian Municipal Accident Insurance Association, its effectiveness was evaluated in a&#xa0;field study using the CUELA measurement and assessment method.</p><p>The use of the conveyor system resulted in a&#xa0;reduction of both the simulated peak intervertebral disc compression forces and the median compression forces. The results indicate a&#xa0;load-reducing effect in selected phases of baggage handling. This effect should be supported by targeted training in the use of the technical aid as well as in movement execution.</p><p><i>Practical relevance</i>: The results indicate that the use of a&#xa0;semi-automated conveyor system can substantially reduce musculoskeletal load in selected phases of airport baggage handling without negatively affecting work performance. A&#xa0;sustainable preventive effect requires ergonomically appropriate workplace design, suitable work organization, and targeted training in the correct use of the unloading aid.</p>

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Untersuchung der muskuloskelettalen Belastungsreduktion durch eine halbautomatische Entladehilfen in der Flughafengepäckabfertigung

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    2026年2月20日

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  • Dominik Gräßle,
  • Sarah Campos,
  • Kai Heinrich,
  • Philipp Wynands,
  • Ingo Hermanns-Truxius,
  • Christoph Schiefer

摘要

Baggage handling is a core operational task at airports and is characterized by the repetitive handling of heavy loads. To reduce musculoskeletal load, Munich Airport has experimentally implemented a semi-automated conveyor system between baggage carts and the terminal baggage conveyor. On behalf of the Bavarian Municipal Accident Insurance Association, its effectiveness was evaluated in a field study using the CUELA measurement and assessment method.

The use of the conveyor system resulted in a reduction of both the simulated peak intervertebral disc compression forces and the median compression forces. The results indicate a load-reducing effect in selected phases of baggage handling. This effect should be supported by targeted training in the use of the technical aid as well as in movement execution.

Practical relevance: The results indicate that the use of a semi-automated conveyor system can substantially reduce musculoskeletal load in selected phases of airport baggage handling without negatively affecting work performance. A sustainable preventive effect requires ergonomically appropriate workplace design, suitable work organization, and targeted training in the correct use of the unloading aid.