Unmanned Aerial Systems in Occupational Hygiene—Learning from Allied Disciplines.

Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) technologies are rapidly developing, lowering cost, and technology barriers for their use in numerous applications. This review and commentary summarizes relevant literature in allied fields and evaluates potential application and utility of UAS technology in the discipl...

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Publicado en:Annals of Occupational Hygiene Vol. 59; no. 8; pp. 949 - 959
Autores principales: Eninger, Robert M., Johnson, Robert L.
Formato: review tables/charts Journal Article
Publicado: Oxford University Press / USA Oct2015
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          Occupational Health
          Research by Discipline
          Research, Allied Health
          Aircraft
          Environmental Monitoring
          Cost Savings
      ab: Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) technologies are rapidly developing, lowering cost, and technology barriers for their use in numerous applications. This review and commentary summarizes relevant literature in allied fields and evaluates potential application and utility of UAS technology in the discipline of occupational hygiene. Disciplines closely related to occupational hygiene are moving to investigate potential uses—and in some cases—already employing this technology for research or commercial purposes. The literature was reviewed to formulate a cross-sectional picture of how UAS technology is being used in these closely allied disciplines which could inform or guide potential use in occupational hygiene. Discussed are UAS applications in environmental monitoring, emergency response, epidemiology, safety, and process optimization. A rapidly developing state of the art indicates that there is potential utility for this technology in occupational hygiene. Benefits may include cost savings, time savings, and averting hazardous environments via remote sensing. The occupational hygiene community can look to allied fields to garner lessons and possible applications to their own practice.
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