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