Working safely with robot workers: recommendations for the new workplace

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• Personal Author:
  Hearl, Frank J. ; Howard J ; Murashov V
• Description:
  The increasing use of robots in performing tasks alongside or together with human coworkers raises novel occupational safety and health issues. The new 21st century workplace will be one in which occupational robotics plays an increasing role. This paper describes the increasing complexity of robots and proposes a number of recommendations for the practice of safe occupational robotics. Description provided by NIOSH
• Subjects:
  • Occupational Health
  • Safety
  • Safety Management
  • Workload
• Keywords:
  • Equipment-design
  • Mechanical-properties
  • Robotics
  • Safety-measures
  • Safety-practices
  • Workers
  • Work-performance
  • Work-capacity
  • Work-capability
  • Industrial-design
  More +
• ISSN:
  1545-9624
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  District of Columbia ; OSHA Region 3
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  OD - Office of the Director
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Volume:
  13
• Issue:
  3
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20046983
• Citation:
  J Occup Environ Hyg 2016 Mar; 13(3):D61-D71
• Contact Point Address:
  Vladimir Murashov, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, 395 E Street, SW, Washington, DC, 20201
• Email:
  vmurashov@cdc.gov
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2016
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Source Full Name:
  Journal of Occupational and Environmental Hygiene
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/202227/cdc_202227_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 868.32 KB]
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
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