scholarly journals Human Factors Modelling Approach: Application to a Safety Device Supporting Crane Operations in Major Hazard Industries

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (4) ◽  
pp. 2304
Author(s):  
Maria Francesca Milazzo ◽  
Giuseppa Ancione ◽  
Giancarlo Consolo
Keyword(s):  
Systematic Approach ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
Health And Safety ◽  
Safety Device ◽  
Human Machine Interaction ◽  
Safety And Health ◽  
Emotional Strain ◽  
Smart Safety ◽  
Machine Interaction ◽  
Modelling Approach

The European Directive on Safety and Health at Work and the following normatives have the scope to provide high levels of health and safety at work, based on some general principles managing activities and including the risk assessment to continuously improve processes and workplaces. However, the working area changes and brings new risks and challenges for workers. Several of them are associated with new technologies, which determine complex human–machine interactions, leading to an increased mental and emotional strain. To reduce these emerging risks, their understanding and assessment are important. Although great efforts have already been made, there is still a lack of conceptual frameworks for analytically assessing human–machine interaction. This paper proposes a systematic approach that, beyond including the classification in domains to explain the complexity of the human–machine interaction, accounts for the information processing of the human brain. Its validation is shown in a major accident hazard industry where a smart safety device supporting crane related operations is used. The investigation is based on the construction of a questionnaire for the collection of answers about the feeling of crane operators when using the device and the evaluation of the Cronbach’s alpha to measure of the reliability of the assessment.

scholarly journals Interface development trends: social robotics and human-machine interaction

2020 ◽  
Vol 20 (4) ◽  
pp. 25-30
Author(s):  
S.B. Kamesheva ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Comparative Analysis ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
Human Life ◽  
Social Robotics ◽  
Development Trends ◽  
Human Machine Interaction ◽  
The World ◽  
Machine Interaction

This article discusses the development of new technologies in the field of social robotics and humanmachine interaction interfaces. A comparative analysis was proposed about the availability levels of technologies in Russia and in the world. The consequences of the development and integration of social robotics in human life are considered.

scholarly journals Combining Big Data and Artificial Intelligence for Managing Collective Knowledge in Unpredictable Environment—Insights from the Chinese Case in Facing COVID-19

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Francesca Iandolo ◽  
Francesca Loia ◽  
Irene Fulco ◽  
Chiara Nespoli ◽  
Francesco Caputo
Keyword(s):  
Artificial Intelligence ◽  
Big Data ◽  
Knowledge Management ◽  
Business Models ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
Human Machine Interaction ◽  
Decision Making Processes ◽  
Unpredictable Environment ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
Machine Interaction

AbstractThe increasing fluidity of social and business configurations made possible by the opportunities provided by the World Wide Web and the new technologies is questioning the validity of consolidated business models and managerial approaches. New rules are emerging and multiple changes are required to both individuals and organizations engaged in dynamic and unpredictable paths.In such a scenario, the paper aims at describing the potential role of big data and artificial intelligence in the path toward a collective approach to knowledge management. Thanks to the interpretative lens provided by systems thinking, a framework able to explain human-machine interaction is depicted and its contribution to the definition of a collective approach to knowledge management in unpredictable environment is traced.Reflections herein are briefly discussed with reference to the Chinese governmental approach for managing COVID-19 spread to emphasise the support that a technology-based collective approach to knowledge management can provide to decision-making processes in unpredictable environments.

scholarly journals The potential for digital and human workforce integration

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Miriam Pekarčíková ◽  
Peter Trebuňa ◽  
Marek Kliment ◽  
Michal Dic
Keyword(s):  
New Technologies ◽  
Human Machine Interaction ◽  
New Era ◽  
Digital Factory ◽  
Human Labour ◽  
Workforce Integration ◽  
Machine Interaction

We are entering a new era of human-machine interaction and it is essential to underestimate the importance of people in the digital factory. Digital factories require a new way of working, this has several implications. The composition of the workforce wants to change, and companies want to be adequately employed and retain employees accordingly. It is equally important to work with people before and during the implementation of new technologies. The paper addresses the potential that the integration of digital and human labour can offer.

Participative Approaches for Evaluating the Hazards of New Technology

2000 ◽  
Vol 44 (12) ◽  
pp. 2-606-2-609
Author(s):  
Michael J. Smith
Keyword(s):  
New Technologies ◽  
New Technology ◽  
Health And Safety ◽  
Health Hazards ◽  
Potential Health ◽  
Current State ◽  
Safety And Health ◽  
Short Time ◽  
Participative Approaches

New technology is transforming the workplace and bringing with it hazards that were unknown a few decades ago. New chemicals, plasma gases, biotechnology, new electronic devices, robots, and genetic engineering are being introduced so quickly that we do not know if they pose new threats to health until after they have been in wide use. These new technologies challenge our current state of knowledge about health hazards and our ability to control potential hazards. A major concern is that there currently are not enough resources to handle traditional safety and health hazards, and that these new challenges will tax the capabilities of our current health and safety resources. It is very likely that the potential hazards posed by new technology may not be amenable to traditional safety and health approaches. A major difficulty is that we just do not have enough knowledge about these new technologies or their potential harmful effects to be able to make good judgments. Knowledge about potential health hazards is lacking, and because these technologies have only been around a short time, epidemiological evidence on long term health effects is not available. Our challenge then is to develop new hazard assessment and surveillance methods to deal with emerging technologies. Participative approaches hold promise for successful programs.

scholarly journals EXPLORATORY RESEARCH ON CULTURAL COMPUTING FOR HUMAN-COMPUTER INTERACTION. THE CASE OF SUSTAINABILITY.

2021 ◽  
Vol 1 ◽  
pp. 1471-1480
Author(s):  
Lou Grimal ◽  
Inès di Loreto ◽  
Nadège Troussier
Keyword(s):  
Human Computer Interaction ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
Daily Basis ◽  
Engineering Practice ◽  
Exploratory Research ◽  
Human Machine Interaction ◽  
Design For Sustainability ◽  
Cultural Computing ◽  
Machine Interaction ◽  
Computer Interaction

AbstractThe digital transition refers to the fact that information technology (IT) tools are used in all our activities on a daily basis. In this article, we will study the use of IT tools in engineering activities. It is possible to say that today IT tools accompany engineers in their professional practices. This presence of computing has also enabled the development and considerable changes in human-technologies interactions. Moreover, the socio-economic context has evolved considerably, and environmental issues have taken on an important role in engineering. We ask whether and to what extent these two contexts (digital and ecological) have changed the expectations of design professionals with regard to IT tools. Should the way of addressing the type of human-machine interaction in engineering tools be modified in depth? The objective of this paper is to understand what types of human-computer interaction would allow a more satisfying user experience for those future engineers who are using new technologies and marked by the ecological urgency. To do so, we will focus on a particular engineering context (design for sustainability) and a particular engineering practice (LCA practice).

The Awareness Level of the Safety and Health of the Operational Level

2017 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 42
Author(s):  
Roshanira Che Mohd Noor ◽  
Nur Atiqah Rochin Demong
Keyword(s):  
Health And Safety ◽  
Health Conditions ◽  
Effective Strategies ◽  
Operational Level ◽  
Safety And Health ◽  
Health Factors ◽  
The Cost ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Awareness Level

Providing a safe and healthy workplace is one of the most effective strategies in for holding down the cost of doing construction business. It was a part of the overall management system to facilitate themanagement of the occupational health and safety risk that are associated with the business of the organization. Factors affected the awareness level inclusive of safety and health conditions, dangerous working area, long wait care and services and lack of emergency communication werethe contributed factors to the awareness level for the operational level. Total of 122 incidents happened at Telekom Malaysia Berhad as compared to year 2015 only 86 cases. Thus, the main objective of this study was to determine the relationship between safety and health factors and the awareness level among operational workers.The determination of this research was to increase the awareness level among the operational level workerswho committing to safety and health environment.

Conducting Worksite Investigations

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bruce P. Bernard
Keyword(s):  
Occupational Safety ◽  
Health Management ◽  
Health Hazard ◽  
Health And Safety ◽  
Employee Health ◽  
Hazard Evaluation ◽  
Workplace Hazards ◽  
Health Concerns ◽  
Workplace Conditions ◽  
Safety And Health

This chapter focuses on conducting worksite investigations, including walkthrough surveys, and provides occupational health and safety personnel, employees, and employers the opportunity to identify and assess current workplace conditions and employee health concerns and make recommendations on how to reduce or eliminate any identified workplace hazards. The methods described cover ways to implement corrective actions necessary for preventing future adverse incidents and to identify shortcomings in safety and health management programs. Various specific examples are provided. The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health Hazard Evaluation Program, which has experience with all types of workplace hazards, is described. Preparing for and conducting workplace investigations is described in detail.

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