Mapping the health, safety and wellbeing challenges of firefighting to wearable devices.

Michael Devine; RR Bond; Victoria Simms; K E Boyce; DP Kerr

doi:10.14236/ewic/HCI2018.116

Mapping the health, safety and wellbeing challenges of firefighting to wearable devices.

Michael Devine
, RR Bond
, Victoria Simms
, K E Boyce
, DP Kerr

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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
Pages	1-5
Number of pages	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.14236/ewic/HCI2018.116
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
Abbreviated title	BHCI2018
Country/Territory	Northern Ireland
City	Belfast
Period	2/07/18 → 6/07/18

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being

Keywords

firefighting
wearables
wearable technology
health monitoring

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Mapping the health, safety and wellbeing challenges of firefighting to wearable devices.

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