ArticleHuman factors2018
Barriers to the Adoption of Wearable Sensors in the Workplace: A Survey of Occupational Safety and Health Professionals.
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57 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 181 citations in OpenAlex.
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- Wearables in Healthcare Organizations: Implications for Occupational Health, Organizational Performance, and Economic Outcomes.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- Ethical Use of Wearable Device Data in Occupational Settings: Perspectives From the Fire Service.Journal of occupational and environmental medicine · 2025Article
- Wearable device-based interventions in heat-exposed outdoor workers - a scoping review and an explanatory intervention model.BMC public health · 2025Article
- Lightweight Vision Transformer for Frame-Level Ergonomic Posture Classification in Industrial Workflows.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Validation of computer vision-based ergonomic risk assessment tools for real manufacturing environments.Scientific reports · 2024Article
- Effectiveness of Sensors-Based Augmented Feedback in Ergonomics to Reduce Adverse Biomechanical Exposure in Work-Related Manual Handling-A Rapid Review of the Evidence.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Review
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- Worker perspectives on improving occupational health and safety using wearable sensors: a cross-sectional survey.Annals of work exposures and health · 2024Article
- Large Language Models for Wearable Sensor-Based Human Activity Recognition, Health Monitoring, and Behavioral Modeling: A Survey of Early Trends, Datasets, and Challenges.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Review
- A Framework for Selecting and Assessing Wearable Sensors Deployed in Safety Critical Scenarios.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Review
- Acceptable nudge strategies to incentivize the use of wearables and physiolytics at work: A Q-methodology examination.Journal of information technology : JIT · 2024Article
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Abstract
objectiveTo gather information on the (a) types of wearable sensors, particularly personal activity monitors, currently used by occupational safety and health (OSH) professionals; (b) potential benefits of using such technologies in the workplace; and (c) perceived barriers preventing the widespread adoption of wearable sensors in industry.
backgroundWearable sensors are increasingly being promoted as a means to improve employee health and well-being, and there is mounting evidence supporting their use as exposure assessment and personal health tools. Despite this, many workplaces have been hesitant to adopt these technologies.
methodsAn electronic survey was emailed to 28,428 registered members of the American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) and 1,302 professionals certified by the Board of Certification in Professional Ergonomics (BCPE).
resultsA total of 952 valid responses were returned. Over half of respondents described being in favor of using wearable sensors to track OSH-related risk factors and relevant exposure metrics at their respective workplaces. However, barriers including concerns regarding employee privacy/confidentiality of collected data, employee compliance, sensor durability, the cost/benefit ratio of using wearables, and good manufacturing practice requirements were described as challenges precluding adoption.
conclusionThe broad adoption of wearable technologies appears to depend largely on the scientific community's ability to successfully address the identified barriers. APPLICATION: Investigators may use the information provided to develop research studies that better address OSH practitioner concerns and help technology developers operationalize wearable sensors to improve employee health and well-being.
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