Wearables for Occupational Safety

Employers in industry are increasingly aware of wearable sensing and seeking appropriate ways to deploy this technology. The ability to continuously capture data through mobile devices with socially acceptable form factors offers an exciting opportunity to address safety and health challenges in the workplace.

We employ state-of-the-art wearables to gather real-time signals to better understand how operators interact with Human-Machine Interfaces (HMIs) in complex scenarios such as mobile machinery operations. By integrating these physiological markers with behavioral and vehicle-specific metrics, we aim to pinpoint critical indicators of operator status, helping to predict and prevent safety hazards and accidents.

Following a bottom-up approach, we begin with qualitative evaluations of HMI performance and then progress to simulated and real-world investigations. We envision these wearable-based insights feeding directly into existing safety regulations, ultimately elevating occupational safety practices across various industries.

Contact: Shuaixin Qi

Funding: German Social Accident Insurance (DGUV) (Number: FF-FP 0472)