| WMSDs | work-related musculoskeletal disorders |
| HRC | human-robot collaboration |
| WLBDs | work-related low-back disorders |
| UL-WMSDs | upper limb work-related musculoskeletal disorders |
| RNLE | revised NIOSH lifting equation |
| KIM-MHO | key indicator method |
| BIPP | back injury prevention project |
| PTAI | patient transfer assessing instrument |
| RAPP | risk assessment of pushing and pulling tool |
| HAL | hand activity level |
| SI | strain index |
| OCRA | occupational repetitive actions |
| QEC | quick exposure check |
| OREGE | outil de repérage et d’evaluation des gestes |
| PATH | posture, activity, tools and handling |
| RULA | rapid upper limb assessment method |
| REBA | rapid entire body assessment method |
| ACGIH TLV | American conference of governmental industrial hygienist’s threshold limit value for mono-task hand work |
| ART | assessment of repetitive task |
| ULRA | upper limb risk assessment |
| MAC | manual handling assessment chart |
| ALLA | agricultural lower limb assessment |
| IMUs | inertial measurement units |
| sEMG | surface electromyography |
| ARVs | average rectified values |
| RMS | root mean square |
| LI | lifting index |
| LEC | lifting energy consumption |
| TMCi | time-varying multi-muscle co-activation index |
| ROM | range of motion |
| MVC | maximal voluntary contraction |