Abstract
Firefighting remains a dangerous job and those employed face many challenges to health, safety and wellbeing. The risks faced range from immediate threat to life and limb to long term, repeated exposure to hazardous environments and arduous working conditions. Many of these hazards can be mitigated by recording exposure to risks, processing risk data, improving information flow and increasing situational awareness. Cyber-physical systems and interactive smart wearables offer a smart and seamless suite of tools that can help achieve these goals and allow emergency responders to work more efficiently and safely. Here we examine how data from wearable devices can be used to improve health, safety and wellbeing of the firefighter.
Original language | English |
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Pages | 1-5 |
Number of pages | 5 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published (in print/issue) - 10 May 2018 |
Event | British HCI Conference 2018 - Belfast, Belfast, Northern Ireland Duration: 2 Jul 2018 → 6 Jul 2018 |
Conference
Conference | British HCI Conference 2018 |
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Abbreviated title | BHCI2018 |
Country/Territory | Northern Ireland |
City | Belfast |
Period | 2/07/18 → 6/07/18 |
Keywords
- firefighting
- wearables
- wearable technology
- health monitoring