NIOSH – Center for Occupational Robotics Research: Program, Goals, and Research

Details

• Personal Author:
  Carr J ; Castillo, Dawn N. ; Hsiao H
• Description:
  Increased use of robots and breakthroughs in human-robot collaboration during recent years require a new level of scientific efforts to guide the development and use of robots that enhance worker safety, health, and well-being. NIOSH established the Center for Occupational Robotics Research (CORR) in September 2017. The CORR addresses the safety of today's workers who use, wear, or work near robots by working in partnership with academic researchers, trade associations, robotics manufacturers, employers using robotics technology, integrators who set-up robotic systems in workplaces, labor organizations, and other federal agencies. NIOSH's efforts focus on (1) the potential for robotics technologies to prevent worker injuries and musculoskeletal disorders, (2) increasing understanding of human and robot interactions to ensure human worker safety, (3) improving the ability to identify and track injuries involving robotics technologies, and (4) providing guidance on working safely with robotics technologies. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Accident Prevention Accidents Automation Hazardous Substances Occupational Health Safety
• Keywords:
  Accident Prevention Emerging Technology Hazard Identification Injuries Injury Prevention Robotics Wearable Technologies Worker Safety
• Publisher:
  American Psychological Association
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Abstract or Summary
• Place as Subject:
  District of Columbia ; OSHA Region 3 ; Pennsylvania ; West Virginia
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  DSR - Division of Safety Research
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  54-55
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20058562
• Citation:
  Work, Stress and Health 2019, November 6-9, 2019, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Washington, DC: American Psychological Association, 2019 Nov; :54-55
• Contact Point Address:
  Hongwei Hsiao, PhD, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Division of Safety Research, 1095 Willowdale Rd, Morgantown, WV 26505, USA
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2020
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Source Full Name:
  Work, Stress and Health 2019, November 6-9, 2019, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:8652ffb84fa5a57be280b4b580b3ddc7c9e262ddb1792d74967ccac1e1a0544b76d37e7efc40d163c85f17c11bd9b42e639b3209a3510c4e17a9d01d1d98095f
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/221626/cdc_221626_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 119.62 KB ]