Onososen, A; Musonda, I and Molusiwa, R (2023) Evaluating the health and safety practices of human-robot teams. In: Tutesigensi, A and Neilson, C J (eds.) Proceedings of 39th Annual ARCOM Conference, 4-6 September 2023, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK.
Abstract
Human-robot teams will become increasingly prevalent in the construction sector as technology advances. These teams, consisting of both human and robotic members, have the potential to improve efficiency and productivity while also reducing the risk of injury to human workers. However, it is important to evaluate these teams' health and safety practices to ensure that they are functioning safely and effectively. This includes evaluating the methods used for communication, such as verbal or visual cues, and the effectiveness of these methods in ensuring that the team is working towards a common goal. Additionally, it is important to assess the physical interactions between the human and robotic members, such as the design of the robot and the safety measures in place to protect the human workers from injury. This study adopts a systematic review approach to assess critical factors that significantly impact the health and Safety of human workers in human-robot teams and to ensure that they are optimised for the specific tasks being performed.
| Item Type: | Conference Paper (Paper) |
|---|---|
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | health and safety, human-robot teams, collaboration |
| Index terms: | safety measures, efficiency, health and safety practices, collaboration, interaction, productivity, health and safety, construction sector, critical factor, effectiveness, injury, systematic literature review |
| Subjects: | health safety and environment, health conditions and diseases, management, risk assessment, industry analysis, behavioral psychology, occupational health and safety management, research evaluation and metrics, performance management |
| Topics: | Risk Management, Business Strategy, Quality Management, Organizational Design, Research Practice, Health and Safety |
| Descriptive scope: | 4 PCTE |
N.B. Descriptive scope is a count of how many of the five facets of empirical research are indicated by the words used in title, abstract and keywords. It is not intended as a judgement on the research; merely a count of the kind of word we would expect to indicate Phenomenon, Concepts, Theoretical framing, Empirical techniques, Analytical techniques. If all five are present, then a code of “5 PCTEA” will indicate this. If you feel the coding for this record is questionable, we welcome discussion around the terms we matched or the way we categorized them. The facet you would expect may not be coded, or a facet may be coded inappropriately. This can also bear on a larger question, of which facets should be treated as defining in construction management research. Please get in touch, and we will look at it. More details here