RECORD
Intent to Adopt Location Sharing for Logging Safety Applications
- Title:
- Intent to Adopt Location Sharing for Logging Safety Applications
- Creator:
- Wempe, Anne M.; Keefe, Robert F.; Newman, Soren M.; Paveglio, Travis B.
- Date Created:
- 2019
- Description:
- Logging entails work in remote areas with multiple hazards and consistently ranks among the most fatal occupations in the United States. Location-sharing (LS) devices that enable users to communicate geographic positions to others have been suggested as a technological approach to improving workplace safety on logging operations. This study investigated logger intent to adopt LS-based safety practices. Employing concepts from the Theory of Planned Behavior, including intent, attitude, norms, and perceived behavioral control, we surveyed Idaho loggers at three logger training programs. We evaluated their likelihood of using LS devices on logging operations and examined factors associated with LS adoption. The results showed that Idaho loggers are likely to use (a) automatic position updates for hand fallers, (b) LS devices on all ground workers and heavy equipment, and (c) LS technology for general situational awareness. Participants also recognized specific safety benefits to LS, particularly for emergency situations, such as communicating the need for help or expediting the discovery of injured coworkers. Our findings support further development of LS technology for logging safety, particularly devices and applications that facilitate injury response for isolated workers, such as hand fallers.
- Document Type:
- Research Article
- Subjects:
- location-based services situational awareness Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB) survey occupational safety Idaho cable logging Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS)
- Latitude:
- 46.851013
- Longitude:
- -116.724478
- Publisher:
- Wempe AM, Keefe RF, Newman SM, Paveglio TB. Intent to Adopt Location Sharing for Logging Safety Applications. Safety. 2019; 5(1):7. https://doi.org/10.3390/safety5010007
- Department:
- Department of Forest, Rangeland, and Fires Sciences, College of Natural Resources, University of Idaho, Moscow, Idaho, United States of America; Office of Grant and Project Development, College of Agricultural and Life Sciences, University of Idaho, Moscow, Idaho, United States of America; Department of Natural Resources and Society, College of Natural Resources, University of Idaho, Moscow, Idaho, United States of America
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- record
Source
- Preferred Citation:
- "Intent to Adopt Location Sharing for Logging Safety Applications", UIEF Research Exchange, University of Idaho Library Digital Collections, https://www.lib.uidaho.edu/digital/uief/items/uief_0307.html
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- In copyright, educational use permitted.
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