Which technologies make Australian farm machinery safer? A decision support tool for agricultural safety effectiveness - Latham A, Najdovski Z, Bartel R, Cotton J.
This project combined systems engineers, farm safety researchers, work health and safety inspectorate and policymakers with the aim of designing a way in which to reduce fatal farm injury caused by run-overs and roll-overs by tractors and side-by-side vehi... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - April 12, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Engineering, Physics, Structural Soundness and Failure Source Type: news
The effect of risk communication on consumers' risk perception, risk tolerance and utility of smart and non-smart home appliances - Hunte JL, Neil M, Fenton NE, Osman M, Bechlivanidis C.
This paper advances our understanding of consumers' risk perception, risk tolerance and utility of novel technologies (e.g., smart functionality) in home appliances and the extent to which consumers' risk perception changes given risk communication about p... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - April 12, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Engineering, Physics, Structural Soundness and Failure Source Type: news
Traffic coordination by reducing jamming attackers in VANET using probabilistic Manhattan Grid Topology for automobile applications - Santhi GB, Jacob SS, Sheela D, Kumaran P.
In recent years Intelligent Transportation System (ITS) has been growing interest in the development of vehicular communication technology. The traffic in India shows considerable fluctuations owing to the static and dynamic characteristics of road vehicle... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - April 12, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Engineering, Physics, Structural Soundness and Failure Source Type: news
The BowTie as a digital twin: how a BowTie looks different from a data perspective - Singh P, van Gulijk C, Sunderland N.
This work follows from a research project for safety management system re-engineering that turned a safety BowTie into a digital twin. A digital twin is a model embedded in software that mirrors a specific aspect of a real system; the aspect in this case i... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - April 12, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Engineering, Physics, Structural Soundness and Failure Source Type: news
Spatio-temporal fusion of LiDAR and camera data for omnidirectional depth perception - Zhang L, Yu X, Adu-Gyamfi Y, Sun C.
Object recognition and depth perception are two tightly coupled tasks that are indispensable for situational awareness. Most autonomous systems are able to perform these tasks by processing and integrating data streaming from a variety of sensors. The mult... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - April 12, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Engineering, Physics, Structural Soundness and Failure Source Type: news
Statistical analysis of train derailment severity for unit trains versus manifest trains - Li W, Bian Z, Liu X.
Using freight trains is a cost-effective and safe method for transporting numerous products over long distances. However, freight train derailments have significant consequences. Derailment severity, measured by the number of cars derailed per derailment, ... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - April 12, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Engineering, Physics, Structural Soundness and Failure Source Type: news
Statistical models of interactions between vehicles during overtaking maneuvers - Espinoza J, Delpiano R.
A practical challenge facing the adoption of self-driving vehicles is the complex influence of the lateral dimension in vehicle traffic. This phenomenon has received little attention in the literature and few quantitative descriptions of interactions betwe... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - April 12, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Engineering, Physics, Structural Soundness and Failure Source Type: news
Study on tram travel-time reliability characteristics for optimal traffic signal control - Shi L, Zhou S, Chang Y, Zhang Q.
This paper quantitatively investigates the effects of the number of intersections between adjacent stations and different periods on tram travel-time reliability to provide a decision basis for adopting optimal signal-control methods. Station spacing data... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - April 12, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Engineering, Physics, Structural Soundness and Failure Source Type: news
Tailored incident investigation protocols: a critically needed practice - Al-Bayati AJ.
Construction scholars and practitioners have identified a repetitive pattern of direct causes leading to both fatal and non-fatal injuries among construction workers. Over the years, direct causes such as falls, electrocutions, and being struck have consis... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - April 12, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Engineering, Physics, Structural Soundness and Failure Source Type: news
Functionalities of mobile solutions for preventing road traffic health and safety issues in the context of information management cycle - Aghayari H, Kalankesh LR, Sadeghi-Bazargani H, Feizi-Derakhshi MR.
In the present study, researchers thoroughly analyzed the peer-reviewed literature on mobile solutions for road traffic health and safety issues with regard to their functionalities in the context of information management. A comprehensive review of papers... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - April 12, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Engineering, Physics, Structural Soundness and Failure Source Type: news
Fuzzy inference model for railway track buckling prediction - S łodczyk I, Fletcher D, Gitman I, Whitney B.
The application of rail buckling models is often limited by uncertain information with respect to track properties, and many conventional models are poorly suited to network-wide or even regional application. Here, a methodology using fuzzy sets is present... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - April 12, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Engineering, Physics, Structural Soundness and Failure Source Type: news
Geographic areas with the highest concentration of traffic accidents in San Salvador, El Salvador: a spatial analysis of the 2014-2018 period - Mejia R, Quinteros E, Rib ó Arnau A.
This study aimed to identify the areas with the highest concentration of traffic accidents and injuries in the San Salvador Metropolitan Area (SSMA). MATERIALS AND METHODS. Traffic accidents were analyzed spatially by point location and ... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - April 12, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Engineering, Physics, Structural Soundness and Failure Source Type: news
Predictive speed harmonization using machine learning in traffic flow with connected and automated vehicles - Elfar A, Talebpour A, Mahmassani HS.
Speed harmonization is an active traffic management strategy used to delay traffic flow breakdown and mitigate congestion by changing speed limits throughout a road segment based on prevailing traffic, weather, and road conditions. Traditional implementati... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - April 12, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Engineering, Physics, Structural Soundness and Failure Source Type: news
Professions, power and paradox in occupational safety and health in the 21st century - Walters D.
Analysis of the development of professions and professional institutions in occupational safety and health is somewhat neglected. While there are some accounts of the development of professional practice in occupational medicine and a discourse on its ethi... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - April 12, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Engineering, Physics, Structural Soundness and Failure Source Type: news
Safety evaluation in the geotechnical site applications: a comprehensive analysis and forecasting model - Akbo ğa Kale, Eskişar T, Mortazavi A.
In this study, data mining was used to evaluate the accidents occurred during geotechnical site works. OSHA Integrated Management Information System was used to collect 1010 cases in... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - April 12, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Engineering, Physics, Structural Soundness and Failure Source Type: news
