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How consumer technology is empowering workers to enhance their own health
Titolo Rivista: SALUTE E SOCIETÀ 
Autori/Curatori: Eliseo Sciarretta 
Anno di pubblicazione:  2020 Fascicolo: 1 Salute e lavoro nella digital society. Cleto Corposanto (a cura di) Emilio Greco Lingua: Inglese 
Numero pagine:  14 P. 112-125 Dimensione file:  158 KB
DOI:  10.3280/SES2020-001009
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This contribution focuses on how technologies can be used to allow workers to gain more control over their working conditions and above all health conditions within the work environment, where digital tools are changing processes and redefining activities. In the first par-agraph the author introduces the concept of empowerment of the person, trying to shape it in the specific context, also offering an overview of the need to guarantee safety to workers. The second paragraph is a review of the main technological solutions that can be adopted for this purpose, with an analysis of their characteristics. Finally, before the conclusion, the main problems that can slow down or stop the adoption of technological solutions to support em-powerment are discussed.


Keywords: Responsabilizzazione del lavoratore; tecnologia; inclusione; accessibilità; dispo-sitivi indossabili; occhiali intelligenti.

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Eliseo Sciarretta, in "SALUTE E SOCIETÀ" 1/2020, pp. 112-125, DOI:10.3280/SES2020-001009

   

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