1、United States Government Accountability Office Report to the Ranking Member Committee on Health,Education,Labor and Pensions U.S.Senate TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT Wearable Technologies Potential Opportunities and Deployment Challenges in Manufacturing and Warehousing December 2024 GAO-25-107213 The cover

2、 image depicts workers using wearable technologies in the workplace.Workers in automotive manufacturing facilities can wear arm-support exoskeletons to reduce muscle fatigue while working on the underside of a vehicle.Workers in warehousing facilities can wear ergonomic sensors designed to detect po

3、stures or motions that could cause injury.Cover source:GAO(illustration).|GAO-25-107213 United States Government Accountability Office Highlights of GAO-25-107213,a report to the Ranking Member of the Committee on Health,Education,Labor and Pensions,U.S.Senate December 2024 TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT Wea

4、rable TechnologiesPotential Opportunities and Deployment Challenges in Manufacturing and Warehousing What GAO found Certain wearable technologies(wearables)may provide some benefits to workers experiencing musculoskeletal pain or discomfort,such as back pain,but GAO found limited evidence to support

5、 wearables ability to reduce injuries.GAO examined the effects on worker safety of two of the most commonly deployed wearable technologies in manufacturing and warehousing:exoskeletons and ergonomic sensors.Ergonomic sensors are designed to detect postures or motions that could cause injury.Ergonomi

6、c sensor manufacturers have self-reported case studies with improved safety outcomes.GAO,however,found limited evidence that current ergonomic sensors improve worker safety,in part because multiple factors contribute to musculoskeletal injuries and posture measurements alone may not accurately predi