Positioning methods and the use of location and activity data in forests

RF Keefe, AM Wempe, RM Becker, EG Zimbelman… - Forests, 2019 - mdpi.com
In this paper, we provide an overview of positioning systems for moving resources in forest
and fire management and review the related literature. Emphasis is placed on the accuracy …

Working hours, sleep, and fatigue in the agriculture, forestry, and fishing sector: A scoping review

KC Elliott, JM Lincoln, MA Flynn… - American journal of …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Introduction Agriculture, forestry, and fishing industry (AgFF) workers often work extremely
long hours during peak production seasons, resulting in sleep deprivation and fatigue. The …

Investigation into the thermal comfort and physiological adaptability of outdoor physical training in college students

T Tang, X Zhou, Y Zhang, X Feng, W Liu, Z Fang… - Science of the Total …, 2022 - Elsevier
Over the last few decades, increase in global temperatures have led to a deterioration in the
quality of open spaces, urban vitality, and public health. Strenuous physical training under …

Automatic drowsiness detection for safety-critical operations using ensemble models and EEG signals

PMS Ramos, CBS Maior, MC Moura, ID Lins - Process Safety and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Recently, industrial sectors that stage occupational and environment safety critical tasks,
such as the oil and gas industry, have been interested in monitoring biological parameters to …

Thermal responses of workers during summer: An outdoor investigation of construction sites in South China

Z Fang, T Tang, Z Zheng, X Zhou, W Liu… - Sustainable Cities and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Extreme thermal environments harm the health and reduce the productivity of outdoor
workers. Variations in human physiological indices and the thermal exposure time limit are …

Cloud-based lighting control systems: Fatigue analysis and recommended luminous environments

S Choi, A Choi, M Sung - Building and Environment, 2022 - Elsevier
The development of Internet of Things (IoT) and the spread of various smart devices has
made it easy to collect customized occupant information, and such smart devices and …

Wearable technology for hazardous remote environments: Smart shirt and Rugged IoT network for forestry worker health

A Hinze, J Bowen, JL König - Smart Health, 2022 - Elsevier
This paper introduces the architecture and details of our wearable IoT solution for workplace
health and safety in rugged outdoor environments. We focus on the specific requirements …

Worker-fatigue contributing to workplace incidents in New Zealand Forestry

A Hinze, JL König, J Bowen - Journal of safety research, 2021 - Elsevier
Problem Reports of incidents in dangerous work environments can be analysed to identify
common hazards, in turn aiding in the prevention of future accidents. Whilst studies exist that …

Safety is the new black: the increasing role of wearables in occupational health and safety in construction

J Barata, PR da Cunha - International conference on business information …, 2019 - Springer
As wearable technologies are gaining increased attention in construction, we present an
integrated solution for their adoption in occupational health and safety (OHS). Research …

Development and validation of smartwatch-based activity recognition models for rigging crew workers on cable logging operations

EG Zimbelman, RF Keefe - Plos one, 2021 - journals.plos.org
Analysis of high-resolution inertial sensor and global navigation satellite system (GNSS)
data collected by mobile and wearable devices is a relatively new methodology in forestry …