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Safety, Volume 7, Issue 4

December 2021 - 19 articles

Cover Story: The implementation of hHuman–-rRobot cCollaboration (HRC) in real -industry scenarios is expected to improve working conditions. This prompts the assumption that an implementation of HRC that does not consider eErgonomics and& hHuman fFactors (E&HF) as a requirement will not improvelead theo safetyr in workplaces. Based on a literature review, this study summarises the findings of previous studies that focused on the synergy between E&HF and HRC during the design and implementation of workstations. The results demonstrate the novelty of this topic and provide importantkey information to aid in conductingfor further research inon this field. E&HF requirements The integratationed of E&HF requirements into HRC systems hasve been proven toas considerablya relevant input for the improvement of working conditions in real industry scenarios , both for both physical and cognitive demands. View this paper
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Articles (19)

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
6,049 Views
15 Pages

18 December 2021

This research aims to help develop aviation safety policies for the general aviation industry, especially for flight training schools. The analytical hierarchy process (AHP), fuzzy AHP, and fuzzy integral methods were used to find variables that impa...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
5,128 Views
17 Pages

16 December 2021

Older adults (aged 65 or older) are at higher risk of involvement in motor vehicle crashes. Many studies have been conducted on older road users’ safety, but how older people’s driving behavior and demographic characteristics, and warning...

  • Communication
  • Open Access
4 Citations
7,940 Views
11 Pages

A Brief Report of Hotel Collapse Causing Casualties in Suzhou, China

  • Yu-Lin Chen,
  • Pierre Guy Atangana Njock and
  • Lin-Shuang Zhao

10 December 2021

The collapse of a 30-year-old hotel building in Suzhou, Jiangsu Province on 12 July 2021 raised legitimate questions about the identification of old buildings’ condition and risks stemming from remedial operations. This short communication repo...

  • Communication
  • Open Access
9 Citations
7,276 Views
9 Pages

A Brief Report on the Explosion on 13 June 2021 at a Market in Shiyan, China

  • Zhe-Han Wang,
  • Pierre Guy Atangana Njock and
  • Lin-Shuang Zhao

24 November 2021

A huge gas explosion occurred on 13 June 2021 in Shiyan City, China, resulting in 25 casualties and serious injuries to 37 people. The main victims of this explosion were stall keepers and customers buying breakfast and fresh vegetables in the food m...

  • Article
  • Open Access
20 Citations
8,474 Views
21 Pages

Safety and Reliability Analysis of an Ammonia-Powered Fuel-Cell System

  • Nikoletta L Trivyza,
  • Michail Cheliotis,
  • Evangelos Boulougouris and
  • Gerasimos Theotokatos

23 November 2021

Recently, the shipping industry has been under increasing pressure to improve its environmental impact with a target of a 50% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions by 2050, compared to the 2008 levels. For this reason, great attention has been placed...

  • Article
  • Open Access
15 Citations
5,287 Views
15 Pages

Characterization of the Safety Profile of Sweet Chestnut Wood Distillate Employed in Agriculture

  • Arianna Filippelli,
  • Valerio Ciccone,
  • Stefano Loppi and
  • Lucia Morbidelli

22 November 2021

In organic agriculture, synthetic pesticides and treatments are substituted by natural remedies with interesting success for product yield and environmental outcomes, but the safety of these bio-based products needs to be assessed in vertebrate and h...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
8,922 Views
19 Pages

A Framework to Strengthen Learning Culture and Safeguards

  • Vendy Hendrawan Suprapto,
  • Nyoman Pujawan and
  • Ratna Sari Dewi

15 November 2021

Strengthening the learning culture and the safeguards in organizations can enhance safety and performance in preventing incidents. The effective implementation of human performance improvement and operational learning can support the organization in...

  • Review
  • Open Access
20 Citations
22,784 Views
38 Pages

3 November 2021

The utilization of risk acceptance criteria (RAC) can help a business to judge whether the risk level concerning any process involved in its working environment is acceptable or not, especially when the risk has a significant societal impact. Thus, t...

  • Review
  • Open Access
9 Citations
10,074 Views
16 Pages

Shaping Frontline Practices: A Scoping Review of Human Factors Implicated in Electrical Safety Incidents

  • Tristan W. Casey,
  • Hannah M. Mason,
  • Jasmine Huang and
  • Richard C. Franklin

2 November 2021

Injuries sustained while performing electrical work are a significant threat to the health and safety of workers and occur frequently. In some jurisdictions, non-fatal serious incidents have increased in recent years. Although significant work has be...

  • Article
  • Open Access
19 Citations
5,913 Views
15 Pages

Digitalization of Musculoskeletal Risk Assessment in a Robotic-Assisted Assembly Workstation

  • Ana Colim,
  • André Cardoso,
  • Pedro Arezes,
  • Ana Cristina Braga,
  • Ana Carolina Peixoto,
  • Vítor Peixoto,
  • Felix Wolbert,
  • Paula Carneiro,
  • Nélson Costa and
  • Nuno Sousa

27 October 2021

The ergonomic assessment of adopted working postures is essential for avoiding musculoskeletal risk factors in manufacturing contexts. Several observational methods based on external analyst observations are available; however, they are relatively su...

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