Key Findings from Research: Assessing Safety Risks of Human-Robot Interaction

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• Corporate Authors:
  CPWR--The Center for Construction Research and Training
• Description:
  Robotics and automation (RA)-such as exoskeletons, drones, and single-task construction robots-offer new possibilities to combat challenges facing the construction trades, including unsafe and dangerous working conditions. Despite RA's potential positive impacts, human-robot interaction (HRI) can also introduce new hazards on the job site and elevate the potential impact of existing hazards. While some studies have assessed the effectiveness of RA technologies, none have evaluated the safety risks associated with implementing RA in the construction industry, and there is no HRI safety risk assessment protocol to assist practitioners conducting pre-task planning that involves RA. This study developed a practical process and tools for practitioners to identify and quantify HRI safety risks when using RA in construction operations. Read the report: https://bit.ly/3oaijUs. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Automation Construction Industry Occupational Health Safety Safety Management
• Keywords:
  Construction Industry Emerging Technology Exoskeletons Robotics Safety Monitoring
• Series:
  CPWR - Center for Construction Research and Training Publications
• Subseries:
  Key Findings from Research
• Publisher:
  CPWR-The Center for Construction Research and Training
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Report
• Place as Subject:
  Alabama ; Maryland ; Oregon ; OSHA Region 10 ; OSHA Region 3 ; OSHA Region 4
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  1 pdf page
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20067602
• Citation:
  Key findings from research. Silver Spring, MD: CPWR-The Center for Construction Research and Training, 2021 Dec; :1
• Email:
  cnnaji@eng.ua.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2022
• NORA Priority Area:
  Construction
• Performing Organization:
  CPWR - The Center for Construction Research and Training, Silver Spring, Maryland
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Start Date:
  20090901
• Source Full Name:
  Key findings from research
• End Date:
  20240831
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:bf37cb6d9d6f2b6637477fabb16d200acd703d5b189eef5f38c6dbc8ed0d0b9d5e07181c5d59b87ed7c06b2a17359a183c65b7e871b0df6290be667303f321b9
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/212939/cdc_212939_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 42.33 KB ]