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Trends in Workplace Wearable Technologies and Connected-Worker Solutions for Next-Generation Occupational Safety , Health , and ProductivitySubject Areas: Information retrieval, Physical Education, Applications of Communication Systems, Multimedia/Signal processing, Advertising, Grid Computing, Information Technologies, Environmental Sciences, Information Economics, Information and communication theory and algorithms, Sales Management, Mechanical Engineering, Economics, Mobile and Ubiquitous Networks, Public Economics, Innovation Management, Food Science & Technology, Diagnostics, Information Management, Economic System, Information Science, Marketing, Applied Physics, Materials Engineering, Mineral Engineering, Communication Protocols, Business Communication, Bioengineering, Engineering Management, E-Learning and Knowledge Management, Statistics, Socioeconomics, Project Management and Strategy, Business and Economics Education, Automata, Entrepreneurship, Artificial Intelligence, Civil Engineering, Dynamical System, Project Management, Aquaculture, Fisheries & Fish Science, Computer and Network Security, Agricultural Engineering, Information and Communication: Security, Privacy, and Trust, Public Health, Business Finance and Investment, Consumer Behavior, Public Policy, Environmental Sciences, Distributed computing, Behavioral Economics, Mobile and Portable Communications Systems, Cloud Computing, Corporate Governance, Opsearch, Technology, Marine Biology, Mobile Computing Systems, Total Quality Management, Supply Chain Management, Demography, Bioinformatics, Computer Engineering, Risk Management, Big Data Search and Mining, Business Analysis, Business Management, Business Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility, Sports Science, Drugs & Devices, Biophysics, Electronic Commerce, Distance and Open Education, Machine Learning, Chemical Engineering & Technology, Public Administration, Electric Engineering, Software Engineering Keywords: connected worker, danger awareness, decision support, health, heat stress, lift assist, occupational risks, personal protective equipment, predictive analytics, productivity, safety, stress management, total worker health, workplace hardware, workplace wearable, artificial intelligence, connected health, occupational health and safety, occupational risks, hazards, predictive analytics, total worker health Abstract The workplace influences the safety, health, and productivity of workers at multiple levels. To protect and promote total worker health, smart hardware, and software tools have emerged for the identification, elimination, substitution, and control of occupational hazards. Wearable devices enable constant monitoring of individual workers and the environment, whereas connected worker solutions provide contextual information and decision support. Here, the recent trends in commercial workplace technologies to monitor and manage occupational risks, injuries, accidents, and diseases are reviewed. Workplace safety wearables for safe lifting, ergonomics, hazard identification, sleep monitoring, fatigue management, and heat and cold stress are discussed. Examples of workplace productivity wearables for asset tracking, augmented reality, gesture and motion control, brain wave sensing, and work stress management are given. Workplace health wearables designed for work-related musculoskeletal disorders, functional movement disorders, respiratory hazards, cardiovascular health, outdoor sun exposure, and continuous glucose monitoring are shown. Connected worker platforms are discussed with information about the architecture, system modules, intelligent operations, and industry applications. Predictive analytics provide contextual information about occupational safety risks, resource allocation, equipment failure, and predictive maintenance. Altogether, these examples highlight the ground-level benefits of real-time visibility about frontline workers, work environment, distributed assets, workforce efficiency, and safety compliance. Patel, V. , Chesmore, A. , Legner, C. M. and Pandey, S. Trends in Workplace Wearable Technologies and Connected-Worker Solutions for Next-Generation Occupational Safety , Health , and Productivity. Advanced Intelliegent Systems, e08732. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/aisy.202100099.
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