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Advancements in technology over the past few decades have led to rapid changes in manufacturing and process industries. This industry-wide shift towards automation and digitization is better known as Industry 4.0, or the fourth industrial revolution. As new Industry 4.0 technologies are adopted and “smart factories” become commonplace, the impact on the health and safety of manufacturing workers needs to be understood. The aim of this systematic review is to understand how Industry 4.0 technologies can be integrated without introducing new risks to worker health and safety through a literature review and database, content, and co-citation analyses. The literature analysis revealed publications analyzing connections between Industry 4.0 and worker health and safety, however, as an emerging field, relevant studies and publications are limited. More funding and research into the relationship between Industry 4.0 and worker OHS will be critical to the advancement, implementation, and acceptance of new technologies. Future research should likely concentrate on establishing concepts that incorporate human factors considerations into the design of integrated safety systems.
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Hutchins, S., Jhaveri, N., Duffy, V.G. (2023). Integrating Industry 4.0 Technologies for Enhanced Safety Engineering: A Comprehensive Review and Analysis. In: Duffy, V.G., Krömker, H., A. Streitz, N., Konomi, S. (eds) HCI International 2023 – Late Breaking Papers. HCII 2023. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 14057. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-48047-8_3
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