Workplace Well-Being in Industry 5.0: A Worker-Centered Systematic Review

Area of Science:

• Industrial Engineering
• Human Factors Engineering
• Occupational Health

Background:

• Industry 5.0 emphasizes human-centric approaches, integrating human-machine collaboration for enhanced productivity and safety.
• Worker well-being is a critical factor in optimizing industrial processes and ensuring a sustainable workforce.
• Assessing physical and cognitive ergonomics is essential for proactive risk management and performance improvement.

Purpose of the Study:

• To systematically review current technologies and methodologies for monitoring worker physical and cognitive ergonomics.
• To identify how data on worker well-being is processed and analyzed in industrial settings.
• To understand the purposes for which worker well-being is evaluated within the Industry 5.0 framework.

Main Methods:

• Systematic literature review adhering to PRISMA 2020 guidelines.
• Analysis of 65 selected articles focusing on technological solutions, ergonomic parameters, and data processing.
• Categorization of technologies for physical and cognitive well-being assessment.

Main Results:

• Wearable inertial measurement units and RGB-D cameras are prevalent for physical ergonomics monitoring.
• Cardiac activity is the most adopted physiological parameter for cognitive ergonomics assessment.
• Key technological solutions, data processing techniques, and evaluation purposes were identified.

Conclusions:

• The review synthesizes current practices in monitoring worker well-being for Industry 5.0.
• Future research should prioritize multi-modal systems combining physical and cognitive monitoring.
• Emphasis on practical applications in real industrial settings is crucial for future developments.