AIMC Topic: Occupational Health

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Design of a workstation based on a human-interfacing robot for occupational health and safety.

Work (Reading, Mass.)
BACKGROUND: Robots communicate with the physical world program with the mechanic's simulations. They recommend that people-to-people robotics will prepare for cognitive models. Presently, there is a considerable concern for greater flexibility and ef...

Need for developing a security robot-based risk management for emerging practices in the workplace using the Advanced Human-Robot Collaboration Model.

Work (Reading, Mass.)
BACKGROUND: The increasing use of robotics in the work of co-workers poses some new problems in terms of occupational safety and health. In the workplace, industrial robots are being used increasingly. During operations such as repairs, unmanageable,...

Intelligent Robotics Incorporating Machine Learning Algorithms for Improving Functional Capacity Evaluation and Occupational Rehabilitation.

Journal of occupational rehabilitation
Introduction Occupational rehabilitation often involves functional capacity evaluations (FCE) that use simulated work tasks to assess work ability. Currently, there exists no single, streamlined solution to simulate all or a large number of standard ...

Putting the world back to work: An expert system using big data and artificial intelligence in combating the spread of COVID-19 and similar contagious diseases.

Work (Reading, Mass.)
BACKGROUND: To combat COVID-19, curb the pandemic, and manage containment, governments around the world are turning to data collection and population monitoring for analysis and prediction. The massive data generated through the use of big data and a...

A Machine Learning-Based Predictive Model of Return to Work After Sick Leave.

Journal of occupational and environmental medicine
OBJECTIVE: This study aims to build a predictive model for "return to work" (RTW) after sick leave by using a machine-learning algorithm.

Applying Machine Learning to Workers' Compensation Data to Identify Industry-Specific Ergonomic and Safety Prevention Priorities: Ohio, 2001 to 2011.

Journal of occupational and environmental medicine
OBJECTIVE: This study leveraged a state workers' compensation claims database and machine learning techniques to target prevention efforts by injury causation and industry.

Feasibility and Utility of Lexical Analysis for Occupational Health Text.

Journal of occupational and environmental medicine
OBJECTIVE: Assess feasibility and potential utility of natural language processing (NLP) for storing and analyzing occupational health data.

Working safely with robot workers: Recommendations for the new workplace.

Journal of occupational and environmental hygiene
The increasing use of robots in performing tasks alongside or together with human co-workers raises novel occupational safety and health issues. The new 21st century workplace will be one in which occupational robotics plays an increasing role. This ...

[Influence of magnetic field on the growth of pathogen microorganisms isolated from the indoor environment at the Archivo Nacional de la República de Cuba].

Biomedica : revista del Instituto Nacional de Salud
INTRODUCTION: Electromagnetic pollution has been detected at the Archivo Nacional de la República de Cuba and the influence of extremely low frequency magnetic fields could be quantified with pathogenic microorganisms isolated from the indoor environ...

Pooling knowledge and improving safety for contracted works at a large industrial park.

Work (Reading, Mass.)
BACKGROUND: At a large chemical park maintenance is contracted by the major companies operating the plants to many small firms. The cultural and psychological isolation of contractor workers was recognized a root cause of severe accidents in the rece...