Evolution and Applications of Recent Sensing Technology for Occupational Risk Assessment: A Rapid Review of the Literature
Over the last decade, technological advancements have been made available and applied in a wide range of applications in several work fields, ranging from personal to industrial enforcements. One of the emerging issues concerns occupational safety and health in the Fourth Industrial Revolution and,...
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| author | Giacomo Fanti Andrea Spinazzè Francesca Borghi Sabrina Rovelli Davide Campagnolo Marta Keller Andrea Borghi Andrea Cattaneo Emanuele Cauda Domenico Maria Cavallo |
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| description | Over the last decade, technological advancements have been made available and applied in a wide range of applications in several work fields, ranging from personal to industrial enforcements. One of the emerging issues concerns occupational safety and health in the Fourth Industrial Revolution and, in more detail, it deals with how industrial hygienists could improve the risk-assessment process. A possible way to achieve these aims is the adoption of new exposure-monitoring tools. In this study, a systematic review of the up-to-date scientific literature has been performed to identify and discuss the most-used sensors that could be useful for occupational risk assessment, with the intent of highlighting their pros and cons. A total of 40 papers have been included in this manuscript. The results show that sensors able to investigate airborne pollutants (i.e., gaseous pollutants and particulate matter), environmental conditions, physical agents, and workers’ postures could be usefully adopted in the risk-assessment process, since they could report significant data without significantly interfering with the job activities of the investigated subjects. To date, there are only few “next-generation” monitors and sensors (NGMSs) that could be effectively used on the workplace to preserve human health. Due to this fact, the development and the validation of new NGMSs will be crucial in the upcoming years, to adopt these technologies in occupational-risk assessment. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-72c78d4fe9594ea7b3b0d9033c8771a52023-12-01T21:41:56ZengMDPI AGSensors1424-82202022-06-012213484110.3390/s22134841Evolution and Applications of Recent Sensing Technology for Occupational Risk Assessment: A Rapid Review of the LiteratureGiacomo Fanti0Andrea Spinazzè1Francesca Borghi2Sabrina Rovelli3Davide Campagnolo4Marta Keller5Andrea Borghi6Andrea Cattaneo7Emanuele Cauda8Domenico Maria Cavallo9Department of Science and High Technology, University of Insubria, 22100 Como, ItalyDepartment of Science and High Technology, University of Insubria, 22100 Como, ItalyDepartment of Science and High Technology, University of Insubria, 22100 Como, ItalyDepartment of Science and High Technology, University of Insubria, 22100 Como, ItalyDepartment of Science and High Technology, University of Insubria, 22100 Como, ItalyDepartment of Science and High Technology, University of Insubria, 22100 Como, ItalyDepartment of Science and High Technology, University of Insubria, 22100 Como, ItalyDepartment of Science and High Technology, University of Insubria, 22100 Como, ItalyCenter for Direct Reading and Sensor Technologies, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Pittsburgh, PA 15236, USADepartment of Science and High Technology, University of Insubria, 22100 Como, ItalyOver the last decade, technological advancements have been made available and applied in a wide range of applications in several work fields, ranging from personal to industrial enforcements. One of the emerging issues concerns occupational safety and health in the Fourth Industrial Revolution and, in more detail, it deals with how industrial hygienists could improve the risk-assessment process. A possible way to achieve these aims is the adoption of new exposure-monitoring tools. In this study, a systematic review of the up-to-date scientific literature has been performed to identify and discuss the most-used sensors that could be useful for occupational risk assessment, with the intent of highlighting their pros and cons. A total of 40 papers have been included in this manuscript. The results show that sensors able to investigate airborne pollutants (i.e., gaseous pollutants and particulate matter), environmental conditions, physical agents, and workers’ postures could be usefully adopted in the risk-assessment process, since they could report significant data without significantly interfering with the job activities of the investigated subjects. To date, there are only few “next-generation” monitors and sensors (NGMSs) that could be effectively used on the workplace to preserve human health. Due to this fact, the development and the validation of new NGMSs will be crucial in the upcoming years, to adopt these technologies in occupational-risk assessment.https://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/22/13/4841low-cost sensorsminiaturized monitorswearable monitorsimplantable monitorsplaceable monitors |
| spellingShingle | Giacomo Fanti Andrea Spinazzè Francesca Borghi Sabrina Rovelli Davide Campagnolo Marta Keller Andrea Borghi Andrea Cattaneo Emanuele Cauda Domenico Maria Cavallo Evolution and Applications of Recent Sensing Technology for Occupational Risk Assessment: A Rapid Review of the Literature Sensors low-cost sensors miniaturized monitors wearable monitors implantable monitors placeable monitors |
| title | Evolution and Applications of Recent Sensing Technology for Occupational Risk Assessment: A Rapid Review of the Literature |
| title_full | Evolution and Applications of Recent Sensing Technology for Occupational Risk Assessment: A Rapid Review of the Literature |
| title_fullStr | Evolution and Applications of Recent Sensing Technology for Occupational Risk Assessment: A Rapid Review of the Literature |
| title_full_unstemmed | Evolution and Applications of Recent Sensing Technology for Occupational Risk Assessment: A Rapid Review of the Literature |
| title_short | Evolution and Applications of Recent Sensing Technology for Occupational Risk Assessment: A Rapid Review of the Literature |
| title_sort | evolution and applications of recent sensing technology for occupational risk assessment a rapid review of the literature |
| topic | low-cost sensors miniaturized monitors wearable monitors implantable monitors placeable monitors |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/22/13/4841 |
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