College of Engineering and Applied Science, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Milwaukee, WI, USA.
Industrial Engineering and Management, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Be'er Sheva, Israel.
IISE Trans Occup Ergon Hum Factors. 2024 Jan-Jun;12(1-2):41-54. doi: 10.1080/24725838.2023.2278794. Epub 2023 Nov 11.
OCCUPATIONAL APPLICATIONSOur survey of 100 manufacturing facilities revealed statistically significant differences among company types in their perceptions of cost savings, productivity gains, and safety improvements as benefits of robotic implementation. Regardless of company type or size, indications of presence of cumulative, incidental, and static postural hazards were identified as primary perceived factors for injury potential. More than half of the surveyed companies reported being unaware of general safety standards utilized within their facilities, and most (70%) robotic companies were unaware of any robotic-specific standards utilized at their company. Our results indicate the importance of accounting for varying perspectives between company types regarding motivation for and safety impacts of robotics. With the advancement of technology and robotization of the manufacturing industry, there are also pressing needs for advancing robotic safety standards, implementing training programs, and continuous promotion of the general safety awareness.
职业应用
我们对 100 家制造设施进行的调查显示，不同类型的公司在机器人实施的成本节约、生产力提高和安全改进方面的看法存在统计学上的显著差异。无论公司类型或规模如何，累积、偶然和静态姿势危害的存在迹象都被确定为受伤潜在因素的主要感知因素。超过一半的被调查公司表示不知道其设施中使用的一般安全标准，而大多数（70%）机器人公司不知道其公司使用任何特定于机器人的标准。我们的结果表明，重要的是要考虑不同类型的公司在机器人的动机和安全影响方面的不同观点。随着技术的进步和制造业的机器人化，也迫切需要提高机器人安全标准、实施培训计划以及不断提高一般安全意识。
