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Trends in Workplace Wearable Technologies and Connected-Worker Solutions for Next-Generation Occupational Safety , Health , and ProductivitySubject Areas: Statistics, Economics, Applied Physics, Project Management, Risk Management, Marketing, Mineral Engineering, Project Management and Strategy, Public Health, Grid Computing, Computer Engineering, Information and Communication: Security, Privacy, and Trust, Sports Science, Physical Education, Business Analysis, Opsearch, Drugs & Devices, Public Policy, Public Administration, Information and communication theory and algorithms, Technology, Diagnostics, Multimedia/Signal processing, Engineering Management, Biophysics, Mechanical Engineering, Entrepreneurship, Mobile and Ubiquitous Networks, Behavioral Economics, Business and Economics Education, Computer and Network Security, Bioengineering, E-Learning and Knowledge Management, Information Management, Applications of Communication Systems, Corporate Governance, Software Engineering, Business Communication, Agricultural Engineering, Socioeconomics, Aquaculture, Fisheries & Fish Science, Materials Engineering, Automata, Distance and Open Education, Public Economics, Information Economics, Chemical Engineering & Technology, Food Science & Technology, Cloud Computing, Distributed computing, Mobile and Portable Communications Systems, Environmental Sciences, Machine Learning, Electronic Commerce, Environmental Sciences, Electric Engineering, Artificial Intelligence, Dynamical System, Civil Engineering, Information retrieval, Business Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility, Advertising, Demography, Supply Chain Management, Innovation Management, Economic System, Total Quality Management, Marine Biology, Big Data Search and Mining, Bioinformatics, Business Finance and Investment, Business Management, Information Science, Information Technologies, Sales Management, Mobile Computing Systems, Consumer Behavior, Communication Protocols 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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