The SUEK railway company began to use exoskeletons to load coal

At the end of November 2021, the Siberian Coal Energy Company (SUEK) announced the beginning of the use of exoskeletons at one of its service railway enterprises - in the Borodino Loading and Transport Administration (BPTU).

For specialists of repair teams of the locomotive depot, industrial passive exoskeletons were purchased, allowing to reduce the impact of physical loads on the musculoskeletal system and reduce the risk of diseases of the musculoskeletal system.

The SUEK railway company began to use exoskeletons to load coal

Exoskeletons have a rigid corset and knee fixation. The size is regulated by special belts, and the back is supported by a strong plate, so the exoskeleton protects the thoracic and lumbar parts of the spine and knees from injuries and increased loads, increases endurance with active tilts, including with weight, and reduces fatigue. In addition, the system has a "disciplining" effect, forming the correct posture when working, the SUEK press service reports.

SUEK always carefully monitors the health of its employees and does not spare the money to improve their working conditions, while keeping up with the times, "said Andrey Karpov, manager of Borodinsky vocational school.

At the first stage, several exoskeletons were purchased for the personnel of the Borodino vocational school (for track service officers and duty officers for the locomotive depot). In the future, if they recommend themselves well for practice, it is planned to purchase about 50 more such costumes.

The Borodino Loading and Transportation Department exports coal by rail from the Borodino mine to the Zaozernaya Russian Railways junction station and transports overburden rocks to dumps. STP contains 121 km of railway tracks and more than 2500 of its own cars for the uninterrupted delivery of coal to consumers (by November 2021).^[1]

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