Robotics in the Workplace

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• Personal Author:
  Hearl, Frank J. ; Howard J ; Hsiao H ; Lowe, Brian D. ; Luxbacher G ; Murashov V ; Sammarco, John J.
• Description:
  In the years since the first robot was patented in 1961, robots and robotic systems have proliferated through many sectors of the economy including manufacturing, logistical support, medical technology, law enforcement, and military applications. Advances in digital technologies, as well as development of core technologies in camera systems, communication systems, sensors, and displays, are changing the capabilities and possible applications of robotics across industries. Robots have the potential to improve quality of life by performing tasks that are fatiguing, infeasible, or dangerous for humans to perform. As robots gains broader applications, there are concerns about potential unintended consequences such as safety, health, and fairness issues for workers. Robots present new challenges and new opportunities for occupational safety and health professionals. This chapter examines the potential hazards and risk-reduction benefits of using modern robots in the workplace. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Automation Manufacturing And Industrial Facilities Occupational Health Risk Assessment Safety
• Keywords:
  Industrial Equipment Industrial Safety Occupational Safety Prevention Through Design PTD Rescue Technology Risk Analysis Risk Management Robotics
• Series:
  Mining Publications
• ISBN:
  9781119438021
• Publisher:
  John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Book
• Place as Subject:
  District of Columbia ; Georgia ; New Jersey ; Ohio ; OSHA Region 2 ; OSHA Region 3 ; OSHA Region 4 ; OSHA Region 5 ; Pennsylvania ; West Virginia
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  OD - Office of the Director ; DSR - Division of Safety Research ; PMRD - Pittsburgh Mining Research Division ; DFSE - Division of Field Studies and Engineering
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  1-15
• Volume:
  3
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20061959
• Citation:
  Patty's industrial hygiene, seventh edition. Volume 3: physical and biological agents. Part V: physical agents. Cohrssen B ed. Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2021 Apr; 3(Pt 5):1-15
• Contact Point Address:
  Frank J. Hearl, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Washington, DC, USA
• Editor(s):
  Cohrssen B
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2021
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Part Number:
  5
• Source Full Name:
  Patty's industrial hygiene, seventh edition. Volume 3: physical and biological agents. Part V: physical agents
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
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• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/215421/cdc_215421_DS1.pdf
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