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Safety, Volume 7, Issue 4

2021 December - 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
6,195 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
5,342 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
8,315 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
7,611 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
21 Citations
8,664 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
5,369 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
9,152 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
21 Citations
23,511 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
12 Citations
10,469 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
6,089 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...

  • Article
  • Open Access
13 Citations
6,902 Views
20 Pages

Decision-Making Framework for Implementing Safer Human-Robot Collaboration Workstations: System Dynamics Modeling

  • Guilherme Deola Borges,
  • Angélica Muffato Reis,
  • Rafael Ariente Neto,
  • Diego Luiz de Mattos,
  • André Cardoso,
  • Hatice Gonçalves,
  • Eugenio Merino,
  • Ana Colim,
  • Paula Carneiro and
  • Pedro Arezes

27 October 2021

Human-Robot Collaboration (HRC) systems are often implemented seeking for reducing risk of Work-related Musculoskeletal Disorders (WMSD) development and increasing productivity. The challenge is to successfully implement an industrial HRC to manage t...

  • Article
  • Open Access
10 Citations
6,574 Views
10 Pages

21 October 2021

Abu Dhabi’s government has taken several initiatives to improve the safety of the city’s highways, such as reducing traffic accident occurrence, red light violations, and property damage associated with traffic accidents. However, the intersections a...

  • Review
  • Open Access
70 Citations
13,201 Views
16 Pages

Ergonomics and Human Factors as a Requirement to Implement Safer Collaborative Robotic Workstations: A Literature Review

  • André Cardoso,
  • Ana Colim,
  • Estela Bicho,
  • Ana Cristina Braga,
  • Marino Menozzi and
  • Pedro Arezes

18 October 2021

There is a worldwide interest in implementing collaborative robots (Cobots) to reduce work-related Musculoskeletal Disorders (WMSD) risk. While prior work in this field has recognized the importance of considering Ergonomics & Human Factors (E&am...

  • Article
  • Open Access
7 Citations
6,322 Views
26 Pages

18 October 2021

Even though validation is an important concept in safety research, there is comparatively little empirical research on validating specific safety assessment, assurance, and ensurance activities. Focusing on model-based safety analysis, scant work exi...

  • Article
  • Open Access
17 Citations
11,835 Views
30 Pages

14 October 2021

Poor cockpit monitoring has been identified as an important contributor to aviation accidents. Improving pilots’ monitoring strategies could therefore help to enhance flight safety. During two different sessions, we analyzed the flight performance an...

  • Article
  • Open Access
8 Citations
7,216 Views
16 Pages

13 October 2021

Several research studies conducted in North America and Europe have consistently shown that converting signalized intersections into roundabouts leads to safety benefits. These studies have led North American and European transportation agencies to c...

  • Review
  • Open Access
4 Citations
7,054 Views
31 Pages

2 October 2021

The presented state of the art can be intended as an overview of the current understandings and the remaining challenges on the phenomenological aspects involving systems operating at ultra-low temperature, which typically characterize the cryogenic...

  • Article
  • Open Access
51 Citations
13,569 Views
17 Pages

24 September 2021

Communication campaigns are commonly used in the traffic and road safety sector to raise public awareness of the importance of avoiding risky road user attitudes and behaviors. Surprisingly few of these communication campaigns evaluate their effectiv...

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