scholarly journals ICT-Enabled Mobile Work: Challenges and Opportunities for Occupational Health and Safety Systems

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (20) ◽  
pp. 7498
Author(s):  
Swantje Robelski ◽  
Sabine Sommer
Keyword(s):  
Occupational Health ◽  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
Health And Safety ◽  
Occupational Health And Safety ◽  
Work Arrangements ◽  
Mobile Work ◽  
Challenges And Opportunities ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
Safety Systems

The development and dissemination of new technologies has brought forward a rise in flexible work arrangements, such as mobile work. In the literature, mobile work has mostly been discussed from a microergonomic perspective, considering detachment, stress, strain, and life-domain balance. However, the macroergonomic or institutional perspectives have often been neglected, although for occupational health and safety (OHS) management, as well as occupational health and safety systems, many questions remain unanswered. Therefore, in the present paper, information and communication technologies (ICT)-enabled mobile work is described taking into account institutional and regulative, as well as company-related, requirements. As the literature-based analysis was able to show, existing regulations cover many aspects of mobile work arrangements but also offer starting points for a more concrete protection of mobile workers. Furthermore, there are challenges regarding the enforcement of regulation. In this regard, new technologies might offer the chance to improve the interactions between institutional and company-related occupational health and safety systems. Additionally, 278 co-funded research projects in Germany were categorized, yielding 18 projects on new ways of work, of which another eleven projects addressed different aspects of mobile work. The project analysis revealed that current research focuses on tools and strategies for designing communication and cooperation. In conclusion, the examination of research trends can be used to generate new knowledge for better OHS management and effective OHS systems.

scholarly journals The use of Information and Communication Technologies by sex workers to manage occupational health and safety: a scoping review. (Preprint)

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Therese Bernier ◽  
Amika Shah ◽  
Lori E. Ross ◽  
Carmen Logie ◽  
Emily Seto
Keyword(s):  
Occupational Health ◽  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Sex Work ◽  
Scoping Review ◽  
Sex Workers ◽  
Health And Safety ◽  
Occupational Health And Safety ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Information And Communication

BACKGROUND In many countries sex work is criminalized, driving sex work underground and leaving sex workers vulnerable to a number of occupational health and safety (OHS) risks, including violence, assault and robbery. With the advent of widely accessible information and communication technologies (ICTs), sex workers have begun to use electronic OHS tools to mitigate these risks. OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to explore the use of ICTs by sex workers in managing OHS risks and strategies to reduce these risks. This paper aims to answer the following question: What is known about sex workers’ usage of information and communication technologies in the delivery of OHS strategies? METHODS A literature review following the methodological framework of Arksey et al and Levac et al was conducted to analyze studies describing the usage of ICTs by sex workers to mitigate OHS risks. Experimental, observational, and descriptive studies, as well as protocol papers, were included in this scoping review. RESULTS Of the 2477 articles initially identified, 41 met the inclusion criteria. 71% of the studies (N=29) were published between 2015 and 2019. In the studies, the Internet was the predominant ICT (58%), followed by text messaging (24%), and assorted communication technologies associated with mobile phones without Internet access (17%) (e.g., interactive voice response (IVR), voice-mail). In 56% of the studies (N=23), sex workers located in high income countries created the OHS strategies (e.g., bad date lists, violence prevention) and shared them via the Internet. In 24% of the studies (N=10), mostly in LMICs, organizations external to sex work developed and sent, via text message, OHS strategies focused on STI/HIV. In 20% (N=8) of the studies, external organizations collaborated with the sex worker community in the development and study of OHS strategies communicated via ICTs; through this collaboration, concerns other than STI/HIV (e.g., sexual and reproductive health, mental health) emerged. CONCLUSIONS While there has been an increase in studies on the use of ICTs by sex workers for managing OHS over the past five years, the knowledge around how to optimally leverage ICTs for this purpose remains scarce. Recommendations to further the use of ICTs by sex workers for OHS include (1) that external organizations collaborate with sex workers in the design of ICT interventions to mitigate OHS risks, (2) to examine whether ICTs used in LMICs would have applications in high income countries as a substitute to the Internet in sharing OHS strategies, and (3) to explore the creation of innovative secure online communities using existing or alternative digital technologies that could be used by sex workers to manage their occupational health and safety

scholarly journals Health And Safety Instructions In The Markets

2018 ◽  
Vol 5 (4) ◽  
pp. 100-118
Author(s):  
Mehmet Çolak ◽  
Tahsin Cetin ◽  
Batuhan Çınar
Keyword(s):  
Occupational Health ◽  
Risk Analysis ◽  
Work Environment ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
Health And Safety ◽  
Occupational Health And Safety ◽  
Loss Of Life ◽  
The World ◽  
Work Accidents ◽  
Basic Philosophy

The concept of Occupational Health and Safety has become increasingly important as a result of increased industrialization and the development of new technologies all over the world. The basic philosophy of Occupational Health and Safety is to reduce the number of work accidents and to provide a healthier work environment for employees. The most risky sectors in the world are designated as mining, agriculture, forestry and construction. Markets are classified as "Dangerous Classes of Occupational Health and Safety" issued by the Ministry of Labor and Social Security (ILO, 2004). When the risks are taken into consideration, marketing companies should perform risk analysis to ensure that hazards and problems will ocur. In this context, it is needed to provide and implement training on occupational health and safety regularly in order to protect against the identified risks. Periodic evaluations are performed at regular intervals that decrease in loss of life and property at marketing companies, both tangible as well as intangible losses will be reduced. Keywords: Markets, risk analyse, occupational health and safety.

scholarly journals Digital and Intelligent Public Administration: transformations in the era of artificial intelligence

2018 ◽  
Vol 18 (71) ◽  
pp. 55-87 ◽  
Author(s):  
Juan Gustavo Corvalán
Keyword(s):  
Artificial Intelligence ◽  
Public Administration ◽  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Industrial Revolution ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
Technological Development ◽  
Digital Era ◽  
Challenges And Opportunities ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
The Impact

This article addresses the impact of the digital era and it specifically refers to information and communication technologies (ICT) in Public Administration. It is based on the international approach and underscores the importance of incorporating new technologies established by the United Nations and the Organization of American States. Thereon, it highlights the Argentine Republic national approach towards ICT, and how it has moved towards a digital paradigm. It then emphasizes on the challenges and opportunities that emerge from the impact that artificial intelligence has in transforming Public Administration. Finally, it concludes that the key challenge of the Fourth Industrial Revolution is to achieve a boost towards a Digital and Intelligent Administration and government, which promotes the effectiveness of rights and an inclusive technological development that assures the digital dignity of people.  

Prioritization of Farming Process by Considering Sustainability as Major Issue

2019 ◽  
pp. 162-180 ◽  
Author(s):  
Suchismita Satapathy ◽  
Debesh Mishra
Keyword(s):  
Occupational Health ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
Health And Safety ◽  
Environmental Issues ◽  
Occupational Health And Safety ◽  
Indian Economy ◽  
Modern Farming

Agriculture assumes an imperative role in the development of Indian economy, and it additionally contributes around 15% to the nation's GDP, offering work chances to around half of its population. Diverse devices and supplies implied for farming machines are utilized in farming processes which are either manually or mechanically operated. In spite of the fact that there have been advancements in new technologies, sustainability is the most important issue in farming. Modern farming process and advanced machineries have solved OHS (occupational health and safety) problems of farming. But modern equipment's smoke, dust, chemicals, and fertilizers both in manual-driven farming and modern farming are major environmental issues. So in this chapter, sustainability issues in farming are prioritized such that the policies, equipment, and process must be modified.

scholarly journals MR On-SeT: A Mixed Reality Occupational Health and Safety Training for World-Wide Distribution

2021 ◽  
Vol 16 (05) ◽  
pp. 163
Author(s):  
Sebastian Felix Rauh ◽  
Marius Koller ◽  
Philip Schäfer ◽  
Gerrit Meixner ◽  
Cristian Bogdan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Occupational Health ◽  
World Wide ◽  
First Generation ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
Mixed Reality ◽  
Health And Safety ◽  
Occupational Health And Safety ◽  
Wide Distribution ◽  
Safety Training ◽  
Wide Operating

The current generation of dedicated Mixed Reality (MR) devices can be considered as the first generation, which is truly mobile while also being capable of sufficient tracking and rendering. These improvements offer new opportunities for the on-set use of MR devices enabling new ways of using MR. However, these new use cases raise challenges for the design and orchestration of MR applications as well as how these new technologies influence their field of application. In this paper, we present MR On-SeT, a MR occupational health and safety training application, which is based on the experiences of an operational division of a world-wide operating German company. The intended purpose of MR On-SeT is to increase employees’ awareness of potential hazards at industrial workplaces by using it in occupational health and safety training sessions. Since the application is used at various locations throughout the company’s world-wide subsidiaries, we were able to evaluate it through an expert survey with the occupational health and safety managers of seven plants in France, Germany, Japan, and Romania. They reported the condensed experience of around 540 training sessions collected within three months. The purpose of the evaluation was twofold: 1. to understand their perceived attitudes towards the application-in-use, and 2. to collect feedback they received from respondents in training sessions. The results suggest that MR On-SeT can be used to extend current, predominantly theoretical, methods of teaching occupational health and safety at work, which also motivates existing employees to actively engage in the training sessions. Based on the findings, several further design implications are proposed.

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